A voter drops off a ballot on Election Day in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood. Photo: CPR News
The anti-Trump Blue Wave that swept November 4 partisan elections in the East also hit Colorado’s off-year non-partisan ballot. Jessica Seaman reported in the Denver Post (11-7-25) on school board wins by labor candidates in Denver and Douglas with addition pick-ups in areas recently dominated by conservative school boards in Mesa and Montezuma counties. She reports 80 percent of labor-endorsed candidates won statewide.
I was quoted that this wave election may reflect both a reaction against the powerful conservative school board movement that gained majorities after the pandemic – no school closures, no masks, no no-trans sports or bathrooms, book censorship – all of which Trump and the Trump administration supported.
I speculated that this may be a harbinger of a broader backlash against Trump and his control of national politics. I specifically cited one of Colorado’s most Republican counties, Douglas, is in transition to a more liberal position.
“Tuesday’s results “may be a backlash from the incredible conservative school movement that got started during the pandemic,” said pollster Floyd Ciruli.
“(If) leadership in Washington doesn’t read it correctly, it’s going to be a very bad 2026 for them.”
More broadly, Douglas County’s elections may be on the “cutting edge” of the shift away from the conservative school movement, Ciruli said, noting voters’ rejection of a home-rule measure this year.
“Their elections for partisan office are less overwhelming in recent years,” he said. “Their margins have been getting more and more narrow.”
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Here’s a look at how some school board races ended up CPR News, Nov, 5, 2025
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