The Howes Group Newsletter November 2016

THE MILE HIGH MEMO

Political News & Updates from The Howes Group *Election Results Special Edition* ______

Trump Wins in a Shocker

Shock. Disbelief. Heartbreak and ecstasy. Just some of the emotions felt by Americans last night during an election night that was as historic as it was surprising. On a night that will surely put many polling firms out of business for good, Americans witnessed the election of a man who has zero experience in either the government or the military and with his win denied a woman seeking to be the first ever woman president. The win sent a clear and powerful message that repudiates the Washington establishment and proves Americans were yearning for a ‘change’ candidate this year. With a Republican-controlled Senate and House of Representatives, Trump now has a real chance to push through the legislative agenda of his own making.

Colorado Gets Its Purple On

It’s difficult to look at last night’s election results and find a common theme that represents the will of the people in . Change candidate Donald Trump wins in the biggest surprise of a our lifetime, but Colorado Democrats gain more seats in the State House of Representatives. Incumbent congressman Mike Coffman (R) successfully fends off a challenge from former state senator (Democrat from Aurora) while Hillary Clinton wins the State of Colorado with its 9 electoral

A publication of The Howes Group, LLC The Howes Group Newsletter November 2016 votes. Voters passed an increase to the state minimum wage while at the same time defeating the proposed tax increase on tobacco products. Contradictions abound, so making wholistic sense of the results remains a mystery. Last month’s forecasts by the Sunday morning talking heads that Colorado was turning into a ‘blue state’ may have been premature.

US Senator Defeats Daryl Glenn

Incumbent US Senator Michael Bennet (D) managed to gain six more years in Washington by defeating upstart candidate Daryl Glenn (R) of Colorado Springs. The race was probably a touch closer than Bennet would have liked with the senator winning by only three percentage points. Colorado voters seem to enjoy splitting their ticket as US Senator is a conservative Republican who won his seat by defeating just two years ago.

Over in the western part of the state, incumbent congressman (R) managed to defeat former state senator Gail Schwartz fairly easily. Turnout of the Trump voters no doubt helped Tipton get over the top and keep that seat for another two years. (D) of Boulder easily hung on his congressional seat, as did ’s Dianna DeGette. (R) of Colorado Springs won in a walk. Congressman will also be heading back to Washington on behalf of his constituents in the Denver suburbs.

Although he was not on the ballot, Governor did not have a very good night. He had been lobbying for a cabinet position in a new Clinton administration which will now obviously not be possible. He was also seen in TV campaign ads asking the voters to support a number of fellow Democrat candidates, many of whom lost. With a split General Assembly, he will now have a tougher time passing his budget and legislative agenda. On the other hand, he can also blame that split for not being particularly engaged on the second floor.

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Coloradans Vote to Keep in Republican Hands

With Democrats increasing their grip on the Colorado House and Democrat Governor John Hickenlooper occupying the governor’s mansion, control of the Colorado Senate was a much sought after prize last night. The Republicans currently control the chamber by a mere one vote margin. These relatively small races with only 80,000 voters in the district once again broke records for campaign spending. Incumbent state senator Laura Woods (R) lost her critical race to (D) of Arvada - the very same woman she beat just two years by a few hundred votes. Unfortunately for the Democrats, they also lost a Look for Senator critical seat formerly held by Sen. in Brighton/Aurora to former , R (below) to become State Rep. (R). Priola managed to overcome a healthy voter the next President of registration deficit to beat former State Rep. Jenise May (D) for the win. It the Colorado Senate appears that after all that money spent, nothing will have changed, with the Republicans maintaining their slim one-vote margin going into 2017/2018!

With the Priola victory it looks virtually certain that Kevin Grantham of Canyon City (R) will be the next President of the Senate. Look for Democrats to once again vote for Senator Lucia Guzman to be their Minority Leader.

Colorado House Gets the Blues

In contrast to some of the other developments in the Centennial State, Colorado Democrats actually increased their numbers in the Colorado House of Representatives by picking up three seats. Beginning in January, their margin will now be a healthy 37-28. Tomorrow morning Democrats will elect current majority leader Rep. Crisanta Duran as the first-ever latina Speaker of the House of Representatives! There is no way to sugar coat it - it was a bad night for Republicans in the Colorado House.

Boulder Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Passes

The initiative to place a 2 cents per ounce tax sugar-sweetened drinks in the City of Boulder, CO did pass last night. Officially known as ballot issue 2H, the proposal was extremely well funded by the health advocacy community and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg with his own personal fortune. The breakdown of the vote was 27,857 YES votes vs. 23,723 NO votes. Implementation of the ordinance will be July 1, 2017. This outcome was no big surprise as this particular community has always been pretty friendly to taxes.

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You can draw up your own analysis on whether or not Trump will be a good change for our country, but you certainly cannot deny that last night was one of the most memorable political nights of our lives! What a wild one.

Various media stores are listed below, along with the raw final election results. Please know that we try to get this information to you ASAP, so be aware that there are a few races out there where ballots are still being counted and the final results might be slightly different. We do not expect any radical surprises to come from the final results.

COLORADO ELECTION NEWS STORIES

• 7 News "Voters pass Amendment 71, which will alter the process for changing Colorado's constitution" November 9, 2016 • 7 News "Colorado voters approve Proposition 106, 'right-to-die' ballot measure" November 8, 2016 • 7 News "Colorado voters approve $12 minimum wage hike by 2020" November 8, 2016 • 7 News "Colorado voters reject increased cigarette, tobacco taxes in Amendment 72" November 9, 2016 • 7 News "Colorado re-elects all 7 of its Congressional Representatives" November 9, 2016 • Colorado Independent "Colorado continues split control of the state Capitol" November 9, 2016 • Colorado Springs Gazette "Colorado statehouse expected to remain in split party control" November 8, 2016 • Colorado Springs Gazette "Seven election takeaways for Colorado" November 9, 2016 • Colorado Springs Gazette "ColoradoCare, a universal health plan for state residents, is soundly defeated" November 8, 2016 • Colorado Springs Gazette "Colorado looks to return to presidential primary, but with unaffiliated voters" November 8, 2016 • Denver Business Journal "Election 2016: Colorado legislative control hangs in balance; Adams County to decide" November 9, 2016 • Denver Post "Amendments T and U: Voters lean toward keeping "slavery" reference, reject tax measure" November 9, 2016 • Denver Post "Michael Bennet defeats Darryl Glenn in Senate race in Colorado" November 9, 2016 • Denver Post "GOP on track to maintain control of Colorado Senate; House to stay in Democratic hands" November 9, 2016 • Englewood Herald "Kagan goes from state House to state Senate" November 8, 2016 • Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "Incumbent lawmakers keep seats" November 8, 2016

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Colorado Elections Results 2016

Colorado State Senate 2016 General Election Results

District 4 100% reporting (GOP) 69.4% (61,485) Christina Riegel (Dem) 30.5% (27,067)

96% reporting (GOP) 54.6% (37,381) Emily Tracy (Dem) 45.3% (31,030)

District 10 100% reporting (GOP) 66.2% (47,190) Mark Barrionuevo (Dem) 33.7% (24,021)

District 12 100% reporting (GOP) 75.5% (45,169)

Manuel Quintel (Lib) 24.4% (14,609)

District 14 100% reporting (Dem) 61.8% (46,327) Hans Hochheimer (GOP) 38.1% (28,569)

District 17

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Matt Jones (Dem) winner uncontested

District 18 100% reporting Stephen Fenberg (Dem) 80.1% (58,528) Peter Spraitz (GOP) 19.8% (14,477)

District 19 100% Rachel Zenzinger (Dem) 47.8% (36,616) Laura Woods (GOP) 46.1% (35,310) Hans Romer (Lib) 5.9% (4,573)

District 21 (Dem) winner uncontested

District 23 94% reporting (GOP) 57.6% (51,720) T.J. Cole (Dem) 42.3% (37,921)

District 25 100% reporting Kevin Priola (GOP) 53.8% (20,963) Jenise May (Dem) 46.1% (17,986)

District 26 100% reporting Daniel Kagan (Dem) 53.2%

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(35,400) Nancy Doty (GOP) 46.7% (31,088)

District 27 100% reporting Jack Tate (GOP) 53.1% (36,982) Tom Sullivan (Dem) 46.8% (32,638)

District 28 100% reporting (Dem) 55.5% (31,704) James Woodley (GOP) 44.4% (25,395)

District 29 100% reporting (Dem) 53.7% (24,937) Sebastian Chunn (GOP) 40.4% (18,785) Michele Poague (Lib) 5.7% (2,661)

District 31 65% reporting (Dem) 71.0% (39,888) Bob Lane (GOP) 28.9% (16,263)

District 33 49% reporting Angela Williams (Dem) 83.6% (35,715) Raymon Doane (GOP)

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16.3% (6,985)

District 35 100% reporting Larry Crowder (GOP) 59.7% (35,289) James Casias (Dem) 36.2% (21,413) William Bartley (Lib) 3.9% (2,344)

Colorado State House 2016 Results

District 1 60% reporting (Dem) 60.5% (10,947) Raymond Garcia (GOP) 39.4% (7,147)

District 2 60% reporting (Dem) 75.6% (21,536) Paul Linton (GOP) 24.3% (6,943)

District 3 100% reporting Jeff Bridges (Dem) 52.5% (18,108) Katy Brown (GOP) 47.4% (16,350)

District 4 58% reporting Dan Pabon (Dem) 78.9% (15,626) Gavin Halligan (GOP)

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21.0% (4,176)

District 5 51% reporting Crisanta Duran (Dem) 78.7% (15,432) Ronnie Nelson (GOP) 21.2% (4,163)

District 6 Chris Hansen (Dem) 0.0% (0)

District 7 James Coleman (Dem) 0.0% (0)

District 8 54% reporting (Dem) 86.5% (25,010) Evan Vanderpool (GOP) 13.4% (3,897)

District 9 71% reporting Paul Rosenthal (Dem) 67.0% (17,833) Paul Martin (GOP) 32.9% (8,770)

District 10 (Dem) 0.0% (0)

District 11 100% reporting Jonathan Singer (Dem) 60.3% (22,224)

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Corey Piper (GOP) 39.6% (14,624)

District 12 100% reporting (Dem) 65.8% (26,151) Bob Dillon (GOP) 34.1% (13,571)

District 13 KC Becker (Dem) 0.0% Winner (0)

District 14 100% reporting (GOP) 72.4% (31,353) Chris Walters (Dem) 27.5% (11,915)

District 15 100% reporting Dave Williams (GOP) 68.0% (24,848) Sharon Huff (Dem) 31.9% (11,659)

District 16 100% reporting (GOP) 71.9% (25,864) John Hjersman (Lib) 28.0% (10,071)

District 17 100% reporting (Dem) 49.3% (11,163)

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Kit Roupe (GOP) 41.5% (9,409) Susan Quilleash (Lib) 9.0% (2,054)

District 18 100% reporting (Dem) 53.3% (20,790) Cameron Forth (GOP) 39.2%

(15,313) Norman Dawson (Lib) 7.4% (2,896)

District 19 100% reporting (GOP) 79.6% (39,464) Tom Reynolds (Dem) 20.3% (10,077)

District 20 100% reporting (GOP) 64.2% (26,194) Julia Endicott (Dem) 29.9% (12,231) Judith Darcy (Lib) 5.7% (2,361)

District 21 100% reporting Lois Landgraf (GOP) 68.9% (16,946) Michael Seebeck (Lib) 31.0% (7,644)

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District 22 100% reporting (GOP) 60.4% (25,018) Mary Parker (Una) 39.5% (16,382)

District 23 100% reporting Chris Kennedy (Dem) 55.7% (22,091) Chris Hadsall (GOP) 44.2% (17,529)

District 24 100% reporting (Dem) 57.0%

(23,202) Joseph DeMott (GOP) 42.9% (17,481)

District 25 100% reporting Tim Leonard (GOP) 51.7% (25,180) (Dem) 48.2% (23,492)

District 26 100% reporting (Dem) 60.7% (20,930) Michael Cacioppo (GOP) 39.2% (13,531)

District 27 100% reporting Lang Sias (GOP) 53.6% (25,589)

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Wade Norris (Dem) 40.5% (19,353) Doug Miracle (Una) 5.7% (2,760)

District 28 100% reporting > (Dem) 56.0% (20,781) Nancy Pallozzi (GOP) 36.0% (13,383) Matthew Hess (Lib) 7.9% (2,938)

District 29 100% reporting Tracy Kraft-Tharp (Dem) 54.4% (19,767) Susan Kochevar (GOP) 45.5% (16,511)

District 30 100% reporting (Dem) 52.1% (9,981) JoAnn Windholz (GOP) 47.8% (9,164)

District 31 100% reporting (Dem) 54.5% (12,401) Jessica Sandgren (GOP) 45.4% (10,348)

District 32 100% reporting (Dem) 62.8%

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(9,637) Alexander Jacobson (GOP) 37.1% (5,688)

District 33 100% reporting (Dem) 52.2% (24,225) Karen Nelson (GOP) 41.7% (19,353) Kim Tavendale (Lib) 6.0% (2,782)

District 34 100% reporting Steve Lebsock (Dem) 50.3% (10,410) Dustin Johnson (GOP) 44.7% (9,255) Jenice Dove (Grn) 4.9% (1,019)

District 35 100% reporting (Dem) 56.2% (14,438) Emily Voss (GOP) 43.7% (11,209)

District 36 100% reporting (Dem) 54.8% (15,490) Richard Bowman (GOP) 45.1% (12,763)

District 37 100% reporting Cole Wist (GOP)

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54.3% (19,468) Carol Barrett (Dem) 45.6% (16,338)

District 38 100% reporting (GOP) 57.5% (25,402) Robert Bowen (Dem) 42.4% (18,725)

District 39 100% reporting (GOP) 71.3% (32,877) Richard Opler (Dem) 28.6% (13,219)

District 40 100% reporting (Dem) 57.3% (16,989) Todd Brophy (GOP) 42.6% (12,628)

District 41 100% reporting Jovan Melton (Dem) 59.4% (17,657) Linda Garrison (GOP) 40.5% (12,043)

District 42 100% reporting Dominique Jackson (Dem) 67.8% (12,648) Mike Donald (GOP) 32.1% (5,992)

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District 43 100% reporting (GOP) 60.4% (26,085) Scott Wagner (Dem) 39.5% (17,083)

District 44 100% reporting (GOP) 64.6% (28,868) Tim Hicks (Dem) 35.3% (15,764)

District 45 100% reporting (GOP) 70.0% (34,628) Shantell Schweikart (Dem) 29.9% (14,824)

District 46 (Dem) 0.0% Winner (0)

District 47 100% reporting (GOP) 58.6% (16,412) Jason Munoz (Dem) 41.3% (11,567)

District 48 95% reporting Steve Humphrey (GOP) 68.4% (28,107) Annie King (Dem) 31.5% (12,964)

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District 49 93% reporting Perry Buck (GOP) 62.5% (31,728) Adrian Sweeney (Dem) 37.4% (18,982)

District 50 85% reporting Dave Young (Dem) 55.0% (13,083) John Honeycutt (GOP) 39.9% (9,499) Roy Dakroub (Lib) 5.0% (1,191)

District 51 100% reporting Hugh McKean (GOP) 60.5% (25,043) Jody Shadduck-McNally (Dem) 39.4% (16,318)

District 52 100% reporting (Dem) 55.0% (22,865) Donna Walter (GOP) 44.9% (18,703)

District 53 Jeni Arndt (Dem) 0.0% Winner (0)

District 54 94% reporting Yeulin Willett (GOP) 77.3% (26,848)

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Gilbert Fuller (Lib) 22.6% (7,854)

District 55 Dan Thurlow (GOP) 0.0% winner (0)

District 56 100% reporting Phil Covarrubias (GOP) 58.9% (20,849) Matt Snider (Dem) 35.8% (12,685) Kevin Gulbranson (Lib) 5.2% (1,858)

District 57 (GOP) 0.0% winner (0)

District 58 (GOP) 0.0% winner (0)

District 59 100% reporting Barbara McLachlan (Dem) 50.6% (22,970) J. Paul Brown (GOP) 49.3% (22,353)

District 60 100% reporting Jim Wilson (GOP) 63.6% (25,997) David Higginbotham (Dem) 29.9% (12,240) Glenn Ingalls (Lib) 6.3%

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(2,605)

District 61 93% reporting Millie Hamner (Dem) 56.0% (24,228) Bob Schutt (GOP) 43.9% (18,986)

District 62 98% reporting (Dem) 54.6% (17,794) Bob Mattive (GOP) 45.3% (14,738)

District 63 82% reporting (GOP) 61.1% (23,757) Thomas Hudson (Dem) 30.9% (12,007) Joe Johnson (Lib) 7.8% (3,064)

District 64 97% reporting Kimmi Lewis (GOP) 75.4% (27,584) Kathleen Conway (Dem) 24.5% (8,971)

District 65 96% reporting (GOP) 79.2% (25,730) Anthony Engelhaupt (Dem) 20.7% (6,729)

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