Fierce Competition Expected HD 59 And 61

Jul 5th @ 3:51 pm in News by Scott Staley

While many candidates running for seats in the House Legislature are lucky if they get hundreds of dollars donated to their campaign there’s a couple of districts where candidates can see thousands of dollars donated to their campaign for both Democrats and Republicans.  This is because of the newly structured alignment in two districts on the western slope.  District 59 that covers from Gunnison to Durango and District 61 that encompasses Delta County to the Summit Valley.  Both parties consider these districts winnable as a result of the realignment.  For the Democrats they just need one seat to reclaim a majority in the House, while Republicans need to win 3 seats to win back the 35 member Senate.