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Antonito Daily Digest Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Ty's Take

The primary numbers came in Tuesday night, and if you've been watching the turnout patterns in Conejos County over the last few cycles, there's not much here to surprise you. We've got our candidates sorted for November, the usual names moving forward, and the same basic split you see every time people head to the courthouse to cast ballots in an off-year election. What matters now is what happens between now and when it gets serious, because primary day in a county this size is really just the warm-up. The real work starts when folks who didn't bother showing up in March start paying attention, and that's when a few hundred votes can still mean everything.

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Conejos County Citizen

2026 PRELIMINARY RESULTS CONEJOS COUNTY PRIMARY - Unofficial

Conejos County released unofficial primary election results for 2026, with Democrat John Hickenlooper winning his race with 61.02 percent of the vote while Republican Mark Baisley ran unopposed in his contest. Across multiple county offices and state races, voters selected candidates in contests...

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