Midterm elections results show Colorado is moving to a defined blue state

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Midterm election results are still unofficial, but we have a clearer picture of what voters want from our elected leaders in Colorado.

UCCS political science professor, Josh Dunn, says the unofficial results show that Colorado is fading from being a "purple" state and now defining itself as a clear blue state.

Democratic Governor Jared Polis, Democratic US Senate candidate Michael Bennet, and Democrat Jena Griswold all locked in reelection as part of the mid-term blue wave in Colorado. A result Dunn says is not surprising.

"But they also point to the difficulty that republicans have going forward in Colorado. On the one hand, you had Heidi Ganahl who ran much more of a campaign that was closer to Trump and really trying to appeal to his supporters, and O'Dea was trying to run much more of a moderate campaign and it didn’t make much of a difference for either of them," said Dunn.

A more surprising race, the race between Lauren Boebert and Adam Frish is still too close to call.

"That also is an indicator of problems republicans had nationwide last night," said Dunn.

A win for Frisch would put six democrats and two republicans in the US House.

"The state has continued to move in a democratic direction, some of that I think is because of failures on the republican side, but it’s also due to some very smart strategy on the Democratic side," said Dunn.

El Paso County continues to be red, but Dunn says the results from Tuesday should be a warning sign for the Republican Party here in town.

"For instance Heidi Ganahl, I think she only won 50 percent of the vote in El Paso County. That’s very low for a republican candidate. Historically, El Paso County was the firewall that prevented a complete democratic takeover in the state, that firewall has failed," said Dunn.