All Coloradans, regardless of whether they are Republican, Democrat or independent, care equally about Colorado. Over a million voters demonstrated that on Tuesday, June 26th when they cast a ballot in our primary election –– eclipsing the prior mid-term record for participation which stood for the eight prior years. But what made this election truly historic was the 291,000 independent voters who joined the primary for the first time ever. For those who questioned whether independents would participate, they answered loudly, and their vote will echo through Colorado politics for decades to come.