In District 16 in northern El Paso County, Republican Rebecca Keltie held a 21-vote lead over incumbent Democratic Rep. Steph Vigil. In District 19 just north of the Denver metro, former Republican state Rep. Dan Woog led Democrat Jillaire McMillan by 207 votes in the race for the vacant Democratic-held seat.

House Speaker Julie McCluskie of Dillon, who is entering her fourth and final term, will serve as the nominee for another term as Speaker.

Republicans had hoped to gain some of the ground they lost in 2022 in the state House but early returns don't favor any major changes in the chamber's 46-19 Democratic

The Democrat-favoring partisan balance in the Colorado Legislature will look similar to the previous two years, based on early results from Tuesday’s election, though a couple of races remain too close to call as of publication time.