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Aversion to the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing was confirmed this afternoon as final election results showed voters in three cities along the Front Range — including Boulder and Lafayette — approving a halt to the energy extraction method within their borders.

In Broomfield, the only other city to have a fracking ban on the ballot, the issue was failing by a mere 13 votes out of more than 20,000 cast, according to unofficial final results released this morning by the Broomfield elections division. It is not yet clear whether a recount will be conducted there.

Lafayette’s measure — an all-out ban on new oil and gas drilling in the city — prevailed 60 percent to 40 percent, while Boulder voters overwhelmingly said “no” to fracking within city limits. The margin in Boulder was 78 percent in favor of a five-year extension of the city’s fracking moratorium versus 22 percent against.

Boulder County’s results are unofficial but final, as of 12:18 p.m.

A five-year fracking moratorium also won in Fort Collins, 56 percent to 44 percent, according to Larimer County’s 3:12 a.m. final vote count.

Cliff Willmeng, who led the fight against fracking in Lafayette as part of the group East Boulder County United, said Tuesday the message is clear that his city “is not a community that welcomes the idea that the oil and gas industry has the final word on how they live.”