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Victor Marx edging out Barbara Kirkmeyer in Colorado GOP governor primary
DENVER | State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer’s lead over Victor Marx in the Republican gubernatorial primary in Colorado vanished Wednesday as Marx for the first time since Tuesday’s election inched ahead, according to the secretary of state’s office. Kirkmeyer, a Weld County Republican, started with a lead that decreased throughout the day as ballots continued to be […]
Not politics as usual. Democratic primaries linked to age, ideals and outside money
AURORA | Colorado’s Democratic primaries on Tuesday will help answer a question the party has increasingly faced nationally: Are voters gravitating toward a younger, more progressive generation of leaders or sticking with established veterans? That choice is starkly reflected in the fight to represent the state’s 1st Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette has […]
Aurora Democratic primaries engulfed in claims of libelous, racists attack ads by outside money groups
AURORA | Harsh campaign attack ads targeting a handful of Democratic primary election races in Aurora have prompted allegations of racism and false information in the last few days leading up to the June election. Multiple Democratic primary races in Aurora are seeing a flurry of advertisements and messages from independent expenditure committees, which expressly […]
TIME TO DECIDE: Colorado primary election ends tomorrow with big and small races on the ballot
WASHINGTON | Democratic voters in Colorado will decide in a state primary Tuesday which of two well-known statewide officeholders to nominate to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Republicans will also choose a nominee for governor, while voters across the state will finalize general election matchups for U.S. Senate and U.S. House. The Democratic gubernatorial […]
Aurora Democratic primaries engulfed in claims of libelous, racists attack ads by outside money groups
AURORA | Harsh campaign attack ads targeting a handful of Democratic primary election races in Aurora have prompted allegations of racism and false information in the last few days leading up to the June election. Multiple Democratic primary races in Aurora are seeing a flurry of advertisements and messages from independent expenditure committees, which expressly […]
POLL: Weiser pulls ahead of Bennet in Colorado Democratic primary for governor
AURORA | Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has pulled ahead of Sen. Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary contest for governor, according to a new poll released Thursday by Public Policy Polling. Polsters said Weiser leads Bennet 45%-36% among likely Democratic primary voters, with 19% undecided, according to poll results and metrics. Neither campaigns for […]
Super PACs pour millions into Colorado races, raising campaign finance concerns
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A political action committee whose donors won’t be disclosed until after Colorado’s June 30 primary spent $300,000 last week to aid incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, who faces a primary challenge from state Sen. Julie Gonzales. Common Sense Action Fund, a so-called super PAC […]
Mamdani slate sweeps Democratic primaries in New York, ousts 2 incumbents from Congress
NEW YORK | New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s slate of fiery progressives swept establishment-backed Democrats in the state’s congressional primaries on Tuesday, ousting two sitting congressmen in a resounding show of force for the democratic socialist leader of America’s largest city, who is fighting to reshape the Democratic Party in New York and beyond. […]
Initiative to redirect state funds to roads clears hurdle for Colorado ballot
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Supporters gathered enough signatures to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot in Colorado that would direct more state revenue to road construction, the secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday. Colorado voters will decide whether all motor vehicle and gas tax revenue and two-thirds […]
Arapahoe County, state election officials defend voting accuracy amid conspiracy theories
AURORA | It’s voting season again, and controversy about voting accuracy, so it’s time for a rundown of what goes into an election in Colorado. Some, like former Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky, have already cast some doubt and offered conspiracy theories on the accuracy of elections in Aurora. Jurinsky created controversy in a Facebook […]