Record Number Of Colorado Voters Show Up At The Polls In 2020

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(CBS4) - A record number of Colorado voters showed up at the polls this election. More registered eligible voters returned ballots than ever before.

ELECTION RESULTS: See updated results from the 2020 general election in Colorado

The Colorado Secretary of State's office says more than 3,145,626 people returned their ballots before 7 p.m. on Tuesday. That's about 80% of all registered eligible voters in the state. In the 2016 general election 2,855,257 votes were counted.

Michael Royal casts his at the Ball Center Tuesday Nov. 3, 2020. (credit: Evan Semón/CBS)

Colorado has never seen a turnout like that in an election before, and there are still ballots left to be counted in a few counties so the number will go up.

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