AURORA | Despite the cooler fall days, the race for two at-large city council seats is heating up. There are new faces, familiar names and some Aurora-sized controversy.

In what is technically a nonpartisan race, Republican leaders are pushing to keep their majority on city council while Democrats hope to disrupt it.

Aurora City Council elections are held on Election Day in odd years, resulting in more unpredictable and generally lower voter turnout, according to decades of Aurora voting history. Election results for 2023 in Arapahoe County reveal a 39% voter turnout. Last year’s general election drew 76% of voters. Like all local elections, this year’s election is conducted by mail ballot, which are now being mailed to voters. Election Day is Nov. 4. A close look at city council ward c

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