Steamboat Pilot & Today

Brita Horn, Chuck McConnell and Chuck Vale watch as election results pour in during a Republican watch party at the Steamboat Smokehouse on Tuesday evening. Photo by John F. Russell

Routt County Democrat Doug Monger speaks to a happy crowd at a gathering of the Democratic party on Tuesday night at the Sweetwater Grill after winning a fourth term as county commissioner. Photo by John F. Russell

Dale Morris and Lynne Garell celebrate while watching the election coverage at a Routt County Democratic Party event at Sweetwater Grill on Tuesday evening. Photo by John F. Russell

Diane Mitsch Bush gets a hug from her campaign manager Nick List on Tuesday evening while waiting for election results at Sweetwater Grill. Photo by John F. Russell

Republican candidates Chuck McConnell and Randy Baumgardner campaign Tuesday afternoon in front of a row of signs supporting both parties just outside the parking lot for the downtown post office. Photo by John F. Russell

Routt County residents cast their vote Tuesday at the Routt County Courthouse in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell

Traffic speeds past a pro-Obama sign in front of the downtown post office Tuesday evening as people head home from work on election night. Photo by John F. Russell

Voters arrive at Centennial Hall on Tuesday evening to cast their votes in the 2012 election. Photo by John F. Russell

Election judge Maddy Globe waits to register another voter to approach her at the Mountain Resorts Building in Steamboat Springs on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by John F. Russell

Tim Corrigan and his wife, Donna, are congratulated by Ken Brenner after Corrigan won a seat on the Routt County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday evening. Corrigan was at a Democratic watch party at Sweetwater Grill in Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell