Posted on 01/26/2024 3:43:59 PM PST by george76
The race for mayor in liberal Pueblo, Colorado, was turned upside down Tuesday when a Republican member of the city council ran for mayor and won.
Back in November 2022, city council president and owner of Graham’s Grill and Ruby’s, Heather Graham, announced her run for mayor of Pueblo, Colorado. Graham may have seemed like a long shot, being a Republican in the famously liberal city.
“This community that we love has been going in the wrong direction the last few years. I just can’t sit back and do nothing,” Graham said when she launched her campaign, according to The Pueblo Chieftain. “My short time in office has shown me how change is possible and not enough is happening.”
She went on to say that she was too limited in being able to make meaningful change for Pueblo on the council, so she wanted to trade up for the mayor’s office in the famously left-wing state.
Graham ran against Democrat incumbent Mayor Nick Gradisar.
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Republican, Heather Graham, won the Pueblo Colorado Mayor’s race, beating @GovofCO buddy Nick Gradisar! When you know the back story, it is a HUGE upset, and win for Pueblo…it started with Candace Rivera ousting Bo Ortiz (@JenaGriswold buddy) in 2022 County Clerk..
— Heidi Ganahl ..
In the end, it appears that Graham’s message was a winning one with voters.
On Tuesday, Graham won her election and Gradisar conceded after the first round of returns were reported
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The results won’t be made official until Feb. 1, but the early results seemed clear, with Graham’s count standing at 14,171 to Gradisar’s 8,355.
Graham won a contest in a crowded field, as nine candidates declared their candidacy. But in the end, Graham came away with 62.9 percent of the vote to Gradisar’s 37.1 percent.
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Could Colorado go for DJT in November?
I hope so. Better him than Brandon.
Yes if we had same day voting / not an election month with mail in ballots delivered by the post office Union / dominion ballot machines connected to the internet at 3am ... and more
shove your “victory”
What a genuinely nice way to say “Make it a Wonderful Day “. Bless your heart.
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