Colorado Primary Election
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Giving credit to Polis where credit is due | SONDERMANN
It is an understatement to suggest that Gov. Jared Polis has had a tough couple of months. The bloom was already off the rose and Coloradans were paying far more attention to the choice of his replacement than they were to him. The June 30 Democratic primary will identify that near-certain successor and officially cement…
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A primary brings out primal instincts | SONDERMANN
There are no Stanley Cup finals or NBA title showdowns involving local teams this June. In their place, we are inundated with primary election campaign ads. Coloradans can be excused for missing the diversion and alternate programming. But life can be cruel and reality bites. The primary elections are upon us. Ballots are now sitting…
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Colorado GOP votes down bid to ask court to prevent unaffiliated voters from voting in June primary
Members of the Colorado Republican Party’s executive committee rejected a proposal Thursday night to seek an emergency injunction in federal court to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in the state’s upcoming June primary election. The proposed motion, backed by Colorado Republican National Committeeman Randy Corporon, was in response to a federal judge’s recent ruling that…
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Lora Thomas points to ‘dark money’ spent in attack ads against her in GOP loss
Following her Tuesday night defeat in the state House District 43 primary election, Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas insisted a political committee spent $180,000 in attack ads against her. Thomas lost by 824 votes to first-time candidate Matt Burcham, out of 12,064 votes counted, according to Douglas County’s unofficial tally from Tuesday night. When asked where…
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Mike Weissman wins Senate District 28 seat
Colorado voters elected state Rep. Mike Weissman over Idris Keith in the Democratic primary race for Senate District 28 based on Tuesday night’s votes. Weissman, who has represented House District 36 since 2017, beat Keith, former vice chair of House District 36 and business attorney, by six percentage points, 53% to 47%, as of counts…
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See who’s vying for 2 Douglas County commission seats
Two seats of the three-member Douglas County commission are up for grabs this year, and several candidates are vying for the chance to secure their parties’ nominations in next Tuesday’s primary races. The candidates are campaigning on familiar themes — affordable housing, homelessness, public safety, water and education: District 3 (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Outgoing District…