The party balance of Colorado's House of Representatives will come down to two neck-and-neck races in which a fraction of a percentage currently separates the candidates. House Districts 16 and 19 are both represented by Democrats,

On Monday House Democrats re-elected Speaker Julie McCluskie of Dillon to lead the chamber in the session that begins in January. She ran unopposed and is the first Colorado Speaker in 17 years to be elected to a second term helming the chamber.

Current House Majority Leader Monica Duran of Wheat Ridge won another term. She was nominated by Rep. Javier Mabrey of Denver, with a second from Rep. Meghan Lukens of Steamboat Springs. Duran was elected by acclimation. She is also entering her fourth and final term in the House.

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.

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

By the end of Election Day, Colorado Democrats in the state House and Senate could confidently say they retained majorities, but it was too early to tell how wide that margin will be as key races were not yet called,