Liberals attempting to form a majority on the Aurora City Council have endured several election cycles of despair . But that all changed in the blink of an eye Tuesday night when five progressive candidates — and zero conservatives — appeared headed to victory .

“It was simply shock,” Gianina Horton, one of four new faces coming to the council on Dec. 1, told The Denver Post on Wednesday.

With progressive incumbent Alison Coombs not in contention Tuesday, the five victors, including another incumbent, will increase the council’s left-leaning representation to six on the 11-member body if the results hold. Some ballots remained outstanding Wednesday evening.

Mayor Mike Coffman, a Republican former member of Congress, said the power shift at the ballot box largely reflected what happe

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