JokersUpdates.com: Current Affairs - Conservative-strong Aurora City Council swings left The conservative mayor, Mike Coffman (who you may recall from his time in Congress), says he is 'stunned.'

Aurora Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky lagged behind two progressive candidates vying for two at-large seats, as the council for Colorado’s third most populous city swung left following Tuesday’s elections.

Progressive candidates have also maintained their lead over their conservative rivals — some incumbents — in other council races in an election that is poised to significantly shift the makeup of Aurora’s elected body from a seven-to-three conservative majority to a six-to-four progressive majority.

When initial votes started rolling in Tuesday night, conservative Mayor Mike Coffman said he was shocked.

Since then, he’s had time to adjust, he said.

“I think the Republicans weren’t fired up enough for this election, and the Democrats were,” he said about the political swing. “What happens at the national level tends to impact what happens at the local level.”

He added: “People hate it when one party has all the leverage and power and they tend to push back the other way.”

As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jurinsky and fellow incumbent Amsalu Kassaw remained behind their progressive rivals, Rob Andrews and Alli Jackson, in the race for the two at-large seats.

Andrews took the lead with 29,659 votes, or 26%, and Jackson followed closely with 29,177, or about 25.6%. Jurinsky had 25,246 votes, or 22%, and Kassaw had 20,389, or 18%. Watson Gomes trailed with 9,394, a little over 8%.

Jurinsky and Kassaw led the fundraising for their seats by a significant margin, with Jurinsky’s total campaign contributions adding up to $260,000 the week before the election, according to the city’s campaign finance system.

Kassaw raised the second largest amount, with more than $105,000.

No other candidate broke the $100,000 mark.

Jurinsky has not responded to multiple requests for comment from The Denver Gazette.

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/conservative-strong-aurora-city-council-swings-left/