Colorado's Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced on June 29 how voters can track results from the state's primary election on June 30.

Results will appear in two places. As ballots are counted on election night, live numbers will show up on the Clarity Elections system. The state's official results page will post final tallies and detailed data files.

The primary has a wrinkle: two candidates dropped out after ballots were already printed, and one race has a vacancy. Voters may cast ballots for candidates no longer running. Election officials will sort this out after all votes are counted through a standard review process, not by holding a new election. The state's election calendar explains when and how this happens.

In the 8th Congressional District race, unaffiliated voters—those not registered with either major party—make up 44 percent of the electorate. Colorado lets unaffiliated voters pick which party primary to enter. That large share of swing voters can influence who wins both the primary and the general election.

The Secretary of State's announcement is routine. But here's what matters: election night numbers are not final. Colorado law requires a 35-day review after the election to count provisional ballots, fix mail ballots that need corrections, and tally military and overseas votes. Only after that process does the state certify official results.