Douglas Bruce attended the Republican celebration Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette Photo by MARK REIS, THE GAZETTE
Sallie Clark checks early results showing her retaining her El Paso County Commissioner District 3 seat Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette Photo by MARK REIS, THE GAZETTE
El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center, celebrates with his wife, Vicki, right, after learning that early polls show that ballot issue 1A should pass during a watch party at Old Chicago in Colorado Springs, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The issue would increase the El Paso County taxes by $17 million annually to directly fund the urgent public safety needs identified by El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa. JUSTIN EDMONDS, THE GAZETTE Photo by JUSTIN EDMONDS, THE GAZETTE