Author: Ernest Luning
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Democrat John Hickenlooper hauls in $1.3 million in 2nd quarter in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s reelection campaign raised just over $1.3 million in the year’s second quarter and finished the period with $2 million in the bank, leaving the first-term Democrat with nearly 80 times as much cash on hand as his Republican challenger reported in this week’s campaign finance filings. The latest reports show Hickenlooper…
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Republican candidates pass on signing Colorado gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx’s ‘unity compact’
A spokesperson for Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx said his campaign is “extremely encouraged” by responses to a document the campaign circulated late last week, asking fellow GOP nominees how they want to collaborate in the months ahead before Colorado’s November election. Two of the four other statewide Republican candidates, however, told Colorado Politics that…
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Forward Party nominee for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat puts $1.1 million into his campaign
Bob Chew, the Colorado Forward Party nominee for the seat held by Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, plans to report donating $1.1 million to his campaign and raising an additional $20,000 in the most recent quarter, his campaign told Colorado Politics Tuesday. The 67-year-old Boulder resident, a Navy veteran and founder and former CEO of…
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Turnout surges and winning margins stretch as final returns post in Colorado’s 2026 primary
County clerks finished posting unofficial results in Colorado’s primary election on Friday, drawing a line under a series of nominating contests that witnessed upsets, surprises and outright shockers by the time the votes were tallied. While the outcome changed in only one major, top-ticket race after the initial returns were reported on June 30, several…
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Gabe Evans challenger Manny Rutinel makes House Democrats’ ‘Red to Blue’ program in Colorado’s 8th CD
The House Democrats’ main campaign arm on July 9 added state Rep. Manny Rutinel to its “Red to Blue” program, saying the party’s freshly minted nominee in Colorado’s battleground 8th Congressional District is primed to flip the seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans. Calling Rutinel a “top-tier candidate,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee…
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Victor Marx defeats Barb Kirkmeyer as Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary crosses finish line
Republican Victor Marx won Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial nomination on Thursday after maintaining a razor-thin lead over state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer for more than a week as county clerks finished reporting final, unofficial vote totals. Marx, a missionary leader and first-time candidate, will face Democratic nominee Attorney General Phil Weiser in November for the office held…
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Republican Victor Marx maintains slim lead over Barb Kirkmeyer in Colorado gubernatorial primary
Republican Victor Marx held on to a narrow lead Monday over state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer as county clerks continued to count ballots in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary. Following an update posted at 3:30 p.m. by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, Marx had 206,477 votes to Kirkmeyer’s 204,527, for a lead of 1,950, or about 0.38%…
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How Melat Kiros pulled Democratic Party left in upset win over Diana DeGette
“It’s time for change,” Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros, a political newcomer and self-described democratic socialist, said in her campaign’s TV ad. On Tuesday night, primary voters in Denver agreed, giving the nomination to the 29-year-old, while at the same time handing 29-year incumbent U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette her walking papers. Kiros’ commanding win —…
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Colorado’s Diana DeGette concedes defeat to Democratic socialist Melat Kiros
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette — the dean of Colorado’s congressional delegation — conceded defeat in the race for the 1st Congressional District a day after losing to Democrat rival Melat Kiros in their party’s primary contest. “I want to congratulate Melat Kiros for her victory last night, and I want to wish her all the…
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5 takeaways from Colorado’s shocker of a 2026 primary election
Voters in Colorado’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night mostly let their elected officials know that they’re fed up with the party’s Washington politicians and ready to back the most aggressive fighters they can find. At the same time, the voters who cast ballots in the Republican primary mostly embraced the GOP’s establishment, throwing the beleaguered…