Posted 12:14 a.m.

The word our crew kept hearing at East High School Tuesday night was "unprecedented.”

Within the large crowds of first timers at the Democratic caucus, were voters who have seen very different turnouts in the past.

Andrew Luxen, who was elected caucus chair for his precinct put it like this,

“I think the first time I went there were 5 people and I was the youngest person. The second time I went there were 6 people. I’ve never seen anything like this,” Luxen said.

62 people attended from his precinct this year.

--Lane Lyon, 7NEWS Reporter

Posted 11:24 p.m.

What a night for Democrats! About 120,000 of them turned out for the caucus. There was also a strong showing for Republicans, with 54,000 registered Republicans taking part.

If you want to see specific numbers, with the votes broken down by county, go ColoradoCaucus.com for the Democratic party and ColoGP.org for the Republican party.

What did you think of the caucus process and Super Tuesday's results? Join our online forum.

--Kim Nguyen, Web Staff

Posted 10:15 p.m.

State Republican officials call the race for Romney.

Posted 10:12 p.m.

AP officially calls the race for Obama.

Posted 10:07 p.m.

To call, or not to call a race, that is the question. With 95 percent of the precincts reporting, Romney has 57 percent. Would you declare him a winner?

Do we wait until 99 percent of the precincts are in? Would the trend change, with the remaining 5 percent, if Romney has been leading all night? McCain has only 20 percent.

--Kim Nguyen, Web staff

Posted 9:45 p.m.

Obama giving speech in Chicago: "Our time has come. Our movement is real. We are more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and will always be the United States of America."

Posted 9:40 p.m.

David Plouffe, Obama's Campaign Manager, gives a conference call and provides and update on Super Tuesday's results. Here are the highlights:

Thanks everybody. Obviously there is a lot more to come. Right now we are having an outstanding night. We are doing very well in the caucus states. We feel real strengthen in the country; we think we have had a terrific night. Final delegate will be projected 3 or 4 this morning.
Feb 5 was a very daunting day for us, and we will come out stronger. We have won our delegates based on our projections. There's a long road to travel, but we are thrilled and there are a lot more delegates to come in.
Obama has great appeal in the Rocky Mountain states.

--7NEWS Assignment Desk

Posted 9:15 p.m.

Obama's leading 68 percent, and Boulder and Arapahoe County have still not reported their numbers.

Rep. Mark Udall said from what he's hearing, Boulder County voters are supporting Obama 3 to 1.

For some reason, the caucus at Arapahoe Community College is delayed.

Fox News is ready to project Obama the winner for Colorado.

--Steve Saunders, 7NEWS Reporter

Posted 8:57 p.m.

Viewer Brian H., who is already home from a caucus at Newton Middle School in Centennial, says turnout was excellent. "Nonetheless, everyone was good natured and it was run quite well."

Numbers about halfway through the night show Obama leading at 69 percent. Clinton has 35 percent. Romney is leading at 48 percent, McCain has 25 percent.

--Kim Nguyen, Web staff

Posted 8:40 p.m.

Final tally from Precinct 01 in Jefferson County: 36 for Obama and 20 for Clinton.

Final uncommitted holdout was concerned about the illegal immigrant problem and didn't like the stance that Barack Obama has regarding giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. He went to the Clinton side.

--Wayne Harrison, Web staff

Posted 8:32 p.m.

With 27 percent of the counties reporting:

Romney: 42
McCain: 29
Huckabee: 21
Paul: 7

--Dayle Cedars, 7NEWS Reporter

Posted 8:30 p.m.

As of 8:15 p.m., with 5.37% of precincts reporting, Clinton has 2,423 preference votes, Edwards has 2, Obama has 4,916 and Richardson has 7.

For the Republicans:
Huckabee: 26 percent
McCain: 25 percent
Paul: 6 percent
Romney: 40 percent

--Thomas Hendrick, Web Staff

Posted 8:01 p.m.

Statewide: 2.18 percent of precinct reporting.

Clinton 865
Obama 1435
Uncomitted 28

--Steve Saunders, 7NEWS Reporter

Posted 7:45 p.m.

In Boulder at the Southern Hills Elementary, people are tired and lines to sign up are long. About 500 people are there. There are "tons" of people with Obama signs and stickers. Fewer with Clinton signs.

Voters will stay as long as they can. They're calling it "endurance caucusing."

--Thomas Hendrick, Web staff

Posted 7:41 p.m.

Voters in Precinct 01 in Pine now splitting into three groups: Clinton, Obama and uncommitted. First results from Prec. 1: 34 for Obama, 17 for Clinton, 3 undecided.

Delegates elected tonight will go to the Jefferson County Democratic Convention on March 15 at the School of Mines in Golden, Co. Delegates elected at the county convention in Colorado Springs on May 16 and 17.

We have 60 voters in this precinct. All viable candidates must get at least 15 percent of the vote, or 9 voters. If they have less, those voters become "uncommitted."

--Posted Wayne Harrison, Web Staff

Posted 7:38 p.m.

East High School in Denver is packed. There may about 1,000 people packed in the gym, with several precincts reporting there. After some announcements and instructions were made, Democrats took a poll, by having their voters raise their hands when their preferred candidate is named.

Gov. Bill Ritter also showed up at East High School.

"This is obviously a record turnout for the precincts that we have here tonight. So, we do all we can to inspire people to keep coming out here like this. I say that for Republicans and Democrats alike. The more people who are involved in this process the better the process works," he said.

--Lane Lyon, 7NEWS Reporter

Posted 7:29 p.m.

At the Republican caucus at Witt Elementary in Elementary School -- there are 24 people inside the classroom. That's four times as many people who showed up last year. Officials didn't expect that kind of turnout, so they ran out of signup sheets.

They've already conducted a straw poll.

--Russell Haythorn, 7NEWS Reporter

Posted 7:24 p.m.

Staff at Democratic HQ are hearing that Overland High School, East School and Evergreen High School. In Evergreen High, the parking lot is full.

They are not expecting initial numbers until 8 p.m.

--Steve Saunders, 7NEWS Reporter

Posted 7:10 p.m.

Some caucuses still haven't started as people are milling around and continue to sign in.

--Wayne Harrison, Web Staff

Posted 7:08 p.m.

At Jeffco Democratic Caucus for Precinct 1 at Elk Creek Elementary School in Pine, Colo. So many voters have shown up that clerks ran out of sign in forms and are having voters fill out information on blank sheets of paper. About 30 people in this room. An adjoining room contains two other precincts and contains about 75 voters. By 7 p.m., people were still signing in.

--Wayne Harrison, Web Staff

Posted 6:58 p.m.

"Ohmygod. I never thought it would be this crowded. There are 10 precincts here. It is CRAZY," says 7NEWS Photographer Ian McCrae at Bishop Elementary School.

One viewer in Broomfield said that there's not a lot of parking at her caucus so she had to park far away and is now concerned that she won't be able to make it inside the caucus room by 7 p.m.

At Denver Democratic Headquarters, they were still answering phones 10 minutes before the caucus began from people who wanted to know if they were registered to vote, and where their caucus is.

--Kim Nguyen, Web Staff

Posted 6:48 p.m.

CU student Aaron Burgess just called in to say he is waiting in line at a Democratic caucus center at Southern Hills Middle School in Boulder. Hundreds of voters are waiting in a line that goes out the door of the school and around the building, he said.

Tell us about your experience in our online forum.

--Thomas Hendrick, Web Staff

Posted 6:41 p.m.

AP WIRE: Mike Huckabee has won the GOP primary in Alabama. John McCain has won the GOP primary in Delaware.

--Thomas Hendrick, Web Staff

Posted 6:32 p.m.

AP WIRE: Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic primaries in Arkansas and Tennessee. Mike Huckabee has won the GOP primary in Arkansas.

--Thomas Hendrick, Web Staff

Posted 6:22 p.m.

If you're trying to reach a "live person" at the state Democratic Headquarters, good luck. We can't seem to get through. We either get a busy signal or it transfers directly to voicemail. Steve Saunders, our reporter stationed at the site, said it is Super Busy there. The phones are ringing off the hook. As soon as one staffer hangs up, the phone rings again.

--Deb Stanley, 7NEWS Producer

Posted 6:20 p.m.

Sent through our Feedback Forum:

"No matter how hard I try I just cannot get excited about the candidates. I think I must have electile disfunction."

Jerry Hedke of Frederick

Posted 6:18 p.m.

Colorado straw poll: Clinton had half the total Democratic delegates selected as of Monday, compared with 37 percent for Barack Obama. McCain had 43 percent, Mitt Romney 36 percent, Mike Huckabee 19 percent and Ron Paul had 2 percent of the Republican delegates.

--Thomas Hendrick, Web staff

Posted at 6:04 p.m.

AP WIRE: John McCain has won the Republican primaries in New Jersey, Illinois, and Connecticut. Mitt Romney has won the GOP primary in Massachusetts. Barack Obama has won the Democratic primary in Illinois. Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Oklahoma.

Posted at 5:52 p.m.

The hearing has ended for a law clerk who was seeking a temporary restraining order against the rules which prohibit court employees from publicly taking part in the political process. The judge denied her motion for a restraining order.

Lindsey Huusko, a law clerk for Judge Habas, wanted to take part in her caucus. But Rule 23.A2a says "that certain employees are restricted from engaging in political activity by virtue of their close association with a judicial officer. These positions include magistrates, law clerks, judicial assistants working for a judicial officer in a division, bailiffs, and court reporters."

Judge Michael Ramirez told the plaintiff that although the caucus is an important political process and that her desire to attend is understandable "it's not a go and sit and listen process. It's an engage-in process." So those rules prohibit her from participating.

Ramirez also told her that it is unlawful to terminate employment for anyone engaging in lawful conduct. He also noted that Rule 23 is a condition of employment. He told Huusko that when employees are given a copy of the rules, they are expected to read them.

-- Lance Hernandez, 7NEWS Reporter.

Posted 5:14 p.m.

Democratic Party leaders say the interest level in this caucus is "unprecedented." Since September, 28,000 Coloradoans have registered as Democrats or changed their affiliation to Democrats.

Last night, the Democrats held emergency meetings with all precinct leaders to make sure that all their questions about the caucus have been answered.

--Steve Saunders, 7NEWS Reporter

Posted 5:07 p.m.

It has begun!

We just got the world from the Associated Press that Sen. Barack Obama has won the primary in Georgia.

It's Obama's second straight Southern victory. Like an earlier win in South Carolina, it was built on a wave of black votes.

Back home here in Colorado, 7NEWS Meteorologist Mike Nelson says caucus goers should have no weather problems driving to their caucus centers tonight.

This afternoon and tonight will be partly cloudy and chilly with temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s.

--Thomas Hendrick, Web staff

Posted 4:25 p.m.

There is a rule prohibiting judges and their employees from participating in a caucus. A note was sent out in the City and County Building today reminding employees of this fact. An employee is upset and has filed for a temporary restraining order so she can participate in the Caucus tonight. The hearing is currently underway.

--7NEWS Assignment Desk

Posted 4:17 p.m.

The four staffers at the Republican Headquarters say it was "crazy" this morning with phones ringing off the hook. They say things are calming down and they're getting geared up for tonight. All the results from the Republican caucuses will first be reported to headquarters and then they will funnel that information to the media and post it on their Web site.

They have a shot of screen of their Web site projected on a wall so they too, can see updated numbers.

--Dayle Cedars, 7NEWS Reporter

Posted 4:03 p.m.

State Republican Party and Democratic Party getting hammered with phone calls from people who are confused about where to go, what to do tonight, the difference between a primary and a caucus.

Earlier today, the Adams County clerk said at least 100 people showed up at county offices looking to cast ballots. Many people said they'd heard or seen radio or TV coverage about primaries happening across the country, and thought they could also vote in an election in Colorado.

--Kim Nguyen, Web staff

Posted 3:57 p.m.

State Democratic party called back said that there was some sort of temporary glitch that had to be worked out. It was not a cyber attack or a "denial of service" attack. But odd, that it would happen the night of the caucus.

--Kim Nguyen, Web staff

Posted 3:52 p.m.

Looks like the Colorado Democrats' Web site is back up. It looks like it's a slimmed down version, though. That makes sense -- more stuff on the site, means more things to load, means slow response. And you don't need that tonight!

They also have a handy tool where you enter your address to find your caucus: http://www.coloradodems.org/findmycaucus/ (Before, you had to go the Secretary of State Web site, find your precinct number and then find your caucus location.)

--Kim Nguyen, Web Staff

Posted 3:25 p.m.

We just called Democratic party headquarters. They seemed unaware of the outage until we called them.

Are you experiencing the same thing? Are you confused or frustrated or excited about this whole process? Sound off in our Community Forum.

No problem with the Colorado Republicans Web site. That's still accessible.

--Kim Nguyen, Web staff

Posted 3:01 p.m.

Yep. The Web site Coloradodems.org is definitely down for the count. We can't access it on any computer here in the newsroom. It says the "page cannot be displayed." Deja vu. Remember Rocktober, Rockies fans?

So, if you'replanning to go to a Democratic caucus tonight, plan to be in a packed house if this is the way things are going.

If you still need to find your caucus location and can't access the Dem's Web site, call 303-623-4762.

--Kim Nguyen, Web Staff

Posted 2:56 p.m.

Hey, Are you noticing that the Colorado Democratic Web site is down? We can't seem to access it.

--Kim Nguyen, Web Staff