WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Takeaways from Colorado’s 2022 primary election
This week on Colorado Politicking, political correspondent Ernest Luning joins host Pat Poblete to discuss his takeaways in the aftermath of Colorado’s 2022 primary election.
Read previous coverage on our stories here:
Colorado 2022 Primary: Winners and Losers
Primary election results: Five takeaways
SONDERMANN | A dozen takeaways from Colorado’s 2022 primary election
Establishment Republicans prevail in most Colorado primary races
Barb Kirkmeyer wins four-way GOP primary in Colorado's new 8th CD
Joe O'Dea rolls over Ron Hanks in GOP primary for Colorado's US Senate seat
Heidi Ganahl defeats Greg Lopez in Colorado's Republican gubernatorial primary
Republican voters favor Pam Anderson over Tina Peters in race for Secretary of State
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Donald Trump endorses Colorado Republican Jeff Crank’s bid for reelection
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
President Donald Trump formally endorsed U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank’s bid for reelection on Tuesday, calling the Colorado Springs Republican a “Fierce Advocate for our America First Agenda.” Crank, a staunch Trump ally, is seeking a second term in the reliably...
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan headlines fundraisers for El Paso County GOP, Colorado House members
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, plans to appear at fundraisers for Colorado’s four GOP members of Congress this week while he’s visiting the state to speak at the El Paso County GOP’s annual fundraising dinner in...
Colorado Democrats choose Pueblo for 2026 state assembly
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
The Colorado Democratic Party announced on Tuesday that its 2026 state assembly will take place at a historic theater in Pueblo next spring, marking the first time in eight years that the party will hold an in-person statewide nominating convention....
‘Be courageous’: Gabby Giffords talks gun violence prevention with Colorado Democrats | TRAIL MIX
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 weeks ago
1 of 1Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, an Arizona Democrat and co-founder of gun-safety advocacy organization GIFFORDS, and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, thank the crowd after participating in a town hall sponsored by the Colorado Democratic Party...
Democrat Jena Griswold endorsed by Jamie Raskin, James Coleman in Colorado’s attorney general primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
1 of 1Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a candidate in the 2026 Democratic primary for the state's attorney general, visits with attendees at the state Democratic Party's annual fundraising dinner on April 1, 2023, in Denver in this file...
Colorado’s transportation funding gap prompts push for new revenue sources through ballot measures
Colorado Politics
editor@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 weeks ago
1 of 1THE GAZETTE FILE A pair of measures proposing a new way to provide additional funding for Colorado’s roads, bridges, and highways could be headed to the ballot next November. The initiatives, backed by retired contractor Donald Hanneman, and...
Colorado Senate District 9 vacancy filled by Lynda Zamora Wilson in El Paso County
Colorado Politics
editor@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 weeks ago
1 of 1Former Sen. Paul Lundeen and Sen.-elect Lynda Zamora Wilson A vacancy committee has selected Republican Lynda Zamora Wilson to represent Senate District 9 following the resignation of former Minority Leader Paul Lundeen of Monument. Wilson, a retired U.S....
The Left is back in Resistance mode
W. James Antle III
w-james-antle-iii@midtc.com
Updated 2 months ago
The left flank of the Democratic Party is back on its Resistance footing against President Donald Trump less than 100 days into his second term. Sen. Cory Booker‘s (D-NJ) marathon anti-Trump speechmaking, the Democratic pilgrimages to a Salvadoran prison, and...
Democrat, Republican enter Colorado state House race
Colorado Politics
editor@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 weeks ago
1 of 1The House of Representatives in the State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)David Zalubowski A Democrat and a Republican have officially entered the race for House District 32, which includes parts of Westminster...
‘I want my Colorado back’: Teller County sheriff to run for Colorado governor
Mackenzie Bodell
mackenzie-bodell@midtc.com
Updated 2 months ago
1 of 2Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell, in May 2024.Pikes Peak Courier file2 of 2Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell will join the 2026 Colorado gubernatorial race in hopes of taking the place of Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, who was elected to...
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Primary races for sheriff in Colorado counties yield new faces
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