Election - The Durango Herald

Three recent Durango High School graduates observe election process from the inside

‘With everything that happened in 2020, I wanted to just see the process for myself,’ says Tommy Pope, age 18

DATE: Jun 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Republican primary voters in Colorado reject slate of candidates who embraced election conspiracies

‘I think the Republican Party returned to sanity tonight,’ said Dick Wadhams, former chairman of the state GOP

DATE: Jun 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Joe O’Dea beats Ron Hanks in Colorado’s Republican U.S. Senate primary

O'Dea, a first-time candidate, overcame millions of dollars in Democratic spending to aid his primary opponent, state Rep. Ron Hanks

DATE: Jun 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lauren Boebert easily beats primary challenger Don Coram; Frisch takes lead for Democrats

Coram promised to be a drama-free, get-it-done replacement

DATE: Jun 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pam Anderson wins Colorado secretary of state’s primary, handily beating indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters

Contest drew national attention as a test of whether GOP voters would embrace election conspiracies

DATE: Jun 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

La Plata County voters favor Coram, Frisch and Anderson; but Boebert snatches victory

Local turnout high, driven by civic duty and ousting incumbent

DATE: Jun 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

How to follow Tuesday’s primary election

La Plata County voters can expect results soon after the 7 p.m. deadline

DATE: Jun 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast ballots in June primary elections

Race for governor, U.S. House and Colorado secretary of state driving voter turnout

DATE: Jun 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Unaffiliated voters give Colorado Republicans turnout edge ahead of primary election

Data show nonaffiliated voters casting GOP ballots in Rep. Boebert’s 3rd District

DATE: Jun 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Meet the Colorado man whose identity was allegedly stolen by Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters

Gerald Wood speaks publicly for the first time about his connection to the embattled election official

DATE: Jun 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Outside manager appointed to oversee Pueblo primary after ballot problems

Some voters received ballots missing a commissioners race

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

In final days, Coram campaign is focused on reaching voters, not its lack of funds

Boebert raises more than any other House candidate in Colorado, reports show

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members donned costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the secret circus society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving the Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this years costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don'ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since it’s inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this years fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unphased by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Three recent Durango High School graduates observe election process from the inside

Republican primary voters in Colorado reject slate of candidates who embraced election conspiracies

Joe O’Dea beats Ron Hanks in Colorado’s Republican U.S. Senate primary

Lauren Boebert easily beats primary challenger Don Coram; Frisch takes lead for Democrats

Pam Anderson wins Colorado secretary of state’s primary, handily beating indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters

La Plata County voters favor Coram, Frisch and Anderson; but Boebert snatches victory

How to follow Tuesday’s primary election

Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast ballots in June primary elections

Unaffiliated voters give Colorado Republicans turnout edge ahead of primary election

Meet the Colorado man whose identity was allegedly stolen by Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters

Outside manager appointed to oversee Pueblo primary after ballot problems

In final days, Coram campaign is focused on reaching voters, not its lack of funds

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