Democrats have early lead in three races for seats on the Colorado State Board of Education

Democrats looked poised to hold on to the majority of seats on the Colorado State Board of Education as early election results Tuesday night showed Republicans trailing in races for seats they’d need to flip.

The races are tight with Democrats slightly ahead in three of the four races as of 8:05 p.m. If the results hold, Democrats would gain two more seats on the board.

One incumbent on the board — and Rebecca McClellan, a Democrat — was also ahead in early results. No results were in yet for the race involving incumbent Steve Durham, a Republican.  They were both elected to the board in 2016.

Two other seats also were being filled in Tuesday’s election as the state board is growing from seven members to nine, Chalkbeat Colorado reported.

The current board is comprised of four Democrats and three Republicans. The board has spent the past couple of months debating what K-12 students should learn in history and civics classes and could vote on revisions to the state’s social studies standards during their meeting later this week.

Below are the latest unofficial results from races:

McClellan had received 97,676 votes or 58.54% of the total, for the District 6 seat on the board. Republican Molly Lamar had 69,173 votes or 41.46% of the total.