MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - The recall of a Montrose County commissioner narrowly passed on Election Night.

Unofficial results show 8,439 voters (52.05%) voted to recall Scott Mijares, while 7,773 (47.95%) were against it. That was a difference of 666 votes.

That means Kristin Copeland will take Mijares's seat.

Recall committee members Linda Gann and Phoebe Benzinger said in a statement that they were "filled with gratitude and pride for this incredible community," adding that this effort was bigger than politics or political affiliations.

"Bad decision upon bad decision led to a community outcry that united us all to recall Scott Mijares," Gann and Benzinger said in a statement. "... From the very beginning, people told us what they wanted: to restore integrity, public trust, acco

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