Result
Democrat Danielle Varda has won the open seat in Colorado House District 27, defeating Republican Eric Bodenstab on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to keep the Arvada-area district in Democratic hands. Unofficial results show Varda with 29,825 votes, or 63.8%, to Bodenstab’s 16,913.
Varda will succeed Rep. Brianna Titone (D-Arvada), who was term-limited and ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for state treasurer. Titone won the seat with 56.8% of the vote in 2024, after first winning it in 2018 when Republican Lang Sias left the seat to run for lieutenant governor. Varda advanced after a two-way Democratic primary in June against Caitlyn Sullivan, and she takes office when the new Legislature convenes in January.
Candidates and Platforms
Varda, a longtime Arvada resident and mother of three, founded the health technology startup Visible Network Labs and has taught as an associate professor at the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Public Affairs. She served on the Jeffco Board of Education from 2021 to 2025, after winning that seat with 58.6% of the vote. Her campaign pledged to expand affordable housing through responsible development and rent protections and to lower health care costs.
Bodenstab, a director of the Unity Party of Colorado, previously ran for Arvada City Council and the Jefferson County Commission. In a Denver Post questionnaire, he said the district needs more housing, particularly starter homes, condos and workforce housing.
District and Chamber
District 27 is based in Arvada in Jefferson County. Statewide, Democrats are poised to win a record 49 of the Colorado House’s 65 seats, well above the 44 needed for a supermajority.
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