As of press time, we know Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States and Republicans have a U.S. Senate majority, though control of the U.S. House of Representatives is still undecided. Here are the results of local races as of 11 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5:
● Congressional District 5: Republican Jeff Crank beat Democrat River Gassen
● Colorado Senate District 12: Incumbent Sen. Larry Liston (R-Colorado Springs) beat Democrat Ryan Lucas.
● Colorado Senate District 12: Rep. Marc Snyder (D-Manitou Springs) leads Republican El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf by just over 1,500 votes.
● Colorado House District 16: Rep. Stephanie Vigil (D-Colorado Springs) leads Republican Rebecca Keltie by 381 votes.
● Colorado House District 18: Democrat Amy Paschal beat Republican James Boelens.
● El Paso County Commissioner District 2: Republican incumbent Carrie Geitner beat Democrat B.J. Byers.
● El Paso County Commissioner District 3: Republican Bill Wysong beat Democrat Naomi Lopez.
● El Paso County Commissioner District 4: Republican Cory Applegate beat Democrat Detra Duncan.
