After holding a slim lead through three rounds of unofficial vote results on Tuesday night, the Larimer County Ballot Issue 1A — a proposed county sales tax to fund transportation initiatives — did not hold that lead as additional votes were tallied on Wednesday and Thursday.
As of 1 p.m. Thursday, the measure was failing, with 51.7% of the 211,442 votes cast against it, and just 48.3% for it.
The measure would have imposed a 0.15% sales tax, or 15 cents on every $100 spent, to fund transportation initiatives in Larimer County, including repairs to roads and bridges, safety projects like expanded shoulders and improved intersections to reduce risk to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians, and otherwise making the county’s roadways and transit systems more effective and efficient.
The county website states that one more round of unofficial results is expected to be released.
Other election results were unchanged in the results released Thursday, with only minor changes in percentages. They include:
• Larimer County Commisioner District 2: Kristin Stephens 55.7%; Erick Selgren 44.3%.
• Larimer County Commisioner District 3: Jody Shadduck-McNally 54.8%; Ben Aste 45.2%.
• Larimer County Clerk and Recorder: Tina Harris 57.8%, Wyatt Schwendeman-Curtis 42.2%.
• 8th Judicial District Attorney: Gordon McLaughlin 50.6%; Dawn Downs 49.4%.
• House District 51: Ron Weinberg 52.6%; Sarah McKeen 47.4%.
• Loveland Ballot Issue 2E (sales tax): No 69%, yes 31%.
• Loveland Ballot Issue 2F (marijuana tax): Yes 65.6%, no 34.4%.
• Loveland Ballot Issue 2G (retaining TABOR revenues): Yes 62.3%, no 37.7%.
• Loveland Ballot Issue 2H (allowing sales of marijuana): Yes 60.8%, no 39.2%.
• Loveland Ballot Issue 2I (reduction in number of City Council votes to appoint or remove the city manager): No 60.3%, yes 39.2%.
• Loveland Ballot Issue 2J (reduction in number of City Council votes to appoint or remove the city attorney): No 60.5%, yes 39.5%.
• Thompson School District Issue 5A (property tax increase): 57.7%, yes 42.3%.
• Thompson School District Issue 5B ($220 million bond increase): No 58.5%, yes 41.5%.
