Incoming Colorado Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry (R-Grand Junction) told the Grand Junction Sentinel Friday that he's not going to announce GOP committee appointments until the state Senate 26 race is resolved.

Democrat Linda Newell leads Republican Lauri Clapp by 108 votes in that race; elections officials likely won't finish counting approximately 4,000 provisional ballots cast until early next week, Penry told the Sentinel's Political Notebook.

"The Democrats appointed their candidate (Newell), who is ahead at this point," Penry told Political Notebook. "I'm not going to make any final decision until the results ... of the provisional (ballots) are in, which will be first thing next week."

Earlier this week, Democrats appointed Newell to the Judiciary and Health, Local Government and Energy, and Human Services Committees.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story stated, in error, that Newell was leading by 54 votes. Updated results show her up by 108 votes.