Aurora Voters Shift Power to Progressives in City Council Election
“We’re going to show up, we’re going to problem solve,” said Gianina Horton, one of the newly elected left-leaning candidates joining the Aurora City Council.
For several election cycles, liberals struggled to form a majority on the Aurora City Council. This changed dramatically Tuesday night when five progressive candidates—none conservative—appeared headed for victory.
“It was simply shock,” Gianina Horton, one of four new council members taking office Dec. 1, told The Denver Post on Wednesday.
With progressive incumbent Alison Coombs not running, the five winners, including another incumbent, will raise the council’s progressive presence to six out of 11 members if results hold. Some ballots remained uncounted Wednesday evening.
Mayor Mike Coffman, a Republican and former Congress member, noted this shift resembles the 2017 trend after President Donald Trump’s first election.
“The nonpartisan local elections across much of the country went to progressives who were motivated to go to the polls to vent their frustrations,” he wrote late Tuesday night. “We’ll have to see if that’s the case nationally, but it feels like it tonight.”
This election marks a significant change in Aurora's political landscape, showing increased progressive influence on the City Council.
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