hillary clinton has won colorado<u+2019>s nine electoral votes, bringing the purplish state more firmly into the blue column. mrs. clinton<u+2019>s won with 48.6% of the vote, when the associated press called the race with 59% of precincts reporting. colorado, a perennial presidential battleground , for months appeared to be tilting mrs. clinton<u+2019>s way, bolstered by a surge in hispanic voter registration. though the state voted consistently for republicans before 2008, its population<u+2014>which had grown younger and more racially diverse<u+2014>delivered two wins for barack obama. in an early sign of confidence of a colorado victory, mrs. clinton<u+2019>s campaign took down its advertising in the state in late july. she visited colorado more often than donald trump, her republican rival, over the summer, and her campaign opened twice the number of field offices. but her polling lead narrowed in the contest<u+2019>s final few weeks, and mr. trump began contesting the state once more in earnest by making more appearances there. one week before election day, mr. trump<u+2019>s team announced they planned new ads in the state, prompting mrs. clinton<u+2019>s team to resume its advertising as well. mr. trump hoped to win the state by running up his margin of victory with white voters to counteract hispanic voters<u+2019> preference for mrs. clinton.
hillary clinton wins colorado - wsj
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