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Victor Marx holds a steady lead over Barbara Kirkmeyer in Colorado Republican governor contest
Victor Marx overtook state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer in the Republican primary for governor on Wednesday evening, seizing a narrow lead after trailing her since polls closed. Kirkmeyer, one of three candidates, opened the night with a clear advantage, at one point leading Marx, a ministry leader, by about 8,000 votes. Scott Bottoms remained in third…
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Melat Kiros shocks 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette, winning Colorado’s 1st CD Democratic primary
In the equivalent of a political earthquake, 29-year-old Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Denver-based 1st Congressional District primary, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night. The Associated Press called the race at 10:03 p.m., with Kiros leading DeGette by just under 6 points with 78% of the vote…
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Colorado primary election results: Melat Kiros leads Dianne DeGette in congressional race; Phil Weiser leads Michael Bennet for governor
Here are the early, unofficial results as of 7 p.m. • In the governor’s race, Phil Weiser, the current attorney general, is leading U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary, while Barbara Kirkmeyer, a state senator, is ahead of her Republican rivals • In the 1st Congressional District, challenger Melat Kiros is leading U.S.…
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Colorado Supreme Court: Redistricting plans for 2028 election cannot proceed under state constitution
The Colorado Supreme Court blocked all attempts at redrawing congressional district boundaries for the 2028 election from reaching the ballot on Monday, concluding each of the proposed ballot measures violated the constitutional single-subject requirement. The court considered five distinct but related ballot measures. Half of the proposals would have redrawn U.S. House of Representatives districts…
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U.S. government declines to oppose multiple challenges to immigration detention in Colorado
Multiple federal judges in Colorado granted petitions from people challenging the lawfulness of their immigration detention this week after the government took the unusual step of declining to submit arguments in opposition. Colorado’s federal trial court is facing a flood of “habeas corpus” petitions from those in immigration custody. The most common allegation is that the…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper to vote against Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee from Colorado
Colorado’s two Democratic senators will not vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to a vacancy on the Denver-based federal appeals court. Trump has selected U.S. District Court Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico, who he appointed as a federal trial judge in 2019, to fill a vacancy arising out of Colorado on the powerful U.S.…
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Phil Weiser leading Michael Bennet in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, internal poll finds
Attorney General Phil Weiser holds a lead over U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet among likely voters less than a week before ballots are due in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a new poll released Thursday by a group backing Weiser. The survey, conducted Wednesday and Thursday by Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, found Weiser with…
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Colorado’s primary turnout tops 10% as election officials warn it’s too late to mail ballots
Colorado election officials cautioned on Tuesday that it’s too late to mail ballots for the June 30 primary and urged voters to use drop boxes and their county’s voting centers instead. Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a release that 437 secure drop boxes and 137 in-person voter centers are open throughout the state.…
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Missy Woods accepts plea deal, avoids trial on 102 felony counts
The former top Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist accused of altering and deleting DNA evidence in scores of criminal cases across the state for years pleaded guilty to four criminal counts Tuesday in Jefferson County. Yvonne “Missy” Woods, 65, changed her plea rather than face trial on 102 felony charges that included one count…
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Colorado House ethics committee delays hearing to allow Democratic leader to seek legal counsel
The Colorado House ethics committee voted Monday to pause the ethics complaint against Rep. Mandy Lindsay while she seeks legal counsel. The hearing was scheduled to begin with two days of testimony, during which Lindsay could present evidence and call witnesses and when others — including Rep. Junie Joseph, D-Boulder — were expected to testify.…