DENVER — It was a sweep for union-backed candidates in Denver’s school board race.

The high-stakes election saw four out of seven seats up for grabs.

“We saw Denver voters come out wholeheartedly in favor of candidates that were backed by our teachers and teacher-supported and community-supported,” said Robert Gould, president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association.

Gould said that despite the opposition spending between $1.2 million and $1.5 million, it all came down to issues like class size and district funding.

“One of the things that the City of Denver really showed this round was that they want our local politics and our local decision making to happen at the local level, and they didn't want to have that outside money, that outside influence coming in and pushing us into a

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