democratic primary
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Democratic candidates for the 8th Congressional District: Meet Manny Rutinel and Shannon Bird
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Colorado’s 8th Congressional District is once more the site of a hard‑fought Democratic primary, with candidates competing for the chance to challenge Republican incumbent Gabe Evans this November. A once‑crowded field has narrowed to state Rep. Manny Rutinel and former state Rep. Shannon Bird. The district remains one of the country’s most closely watched battlegrounds,…
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Bennet wants to be Colorado’s next governor | Cronin and Loevy
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is considered the front-runner in the Colorado Democratic Party primary contest for governor. His major opponent is current Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. The Democratic primary election is June 30. Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters who choose to can vote in this election. Ballots are being mailed out starting Monday. Michael F. Bennet, 61, was born in New Delhi, India, where his father…
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Gassen overtakes Reagan in Dem primary for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District
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Overnight, educator River Gassen overtook her opponent Joe Reagan, a military veteran, in Tuesday’s 5th Congressional District Democratic primary election. Unofficial returns from the Secretary of State’s Office last updated just before 1:15 a.m. showed Gassen leading Reagan by 459 votes, earning 20,639 votes, or 50.6%, to Reagan’s 20,180, or 49.4%. Reagan had maintained a…
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CNN cites Polis among Democrats who refuse to challenge Biden
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis made it to CNN’s list of potential primary challengers to President Joe Biden — though Polis and the other Democrats ruled out running against their party’s leader, according to the article published on Monday. The article said some have talked about Polis as a potential contender in the Democratic primary for…
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Democratic primary race for Colorado’s House District 6 pulls in over $330,000
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Two Democratic candidates in the primary race to represent House District 6 hauled in more than $330,000 in campaign contributions with two weeks remaining until the election. The candidates, Elisabeth Epps and Katie March, are close in their campaign contributions, with Epps raising $175,599 and March collecting $156,746 as of Monday. March is a former…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…
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Democratic primary rumble in governor’s race will cost bruises and lots of money
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Two interesting questions arise for the Democratic primary race for governor: How much money will the races attract, and how much money will it take to gain the number of votes to win the race? The first question affects both primaries and the general election. The second question concerns mostly the general election. Money had…
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Denver DA candidates debate how to reform office ahead of Dem primary
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The three Democratic candidates in the June 28 primary for the Denver District Attorney Offices traded ideas and barbs during a freeform debate in northeast Denver Tuesday night. The debate, put on by community organizer Jeff Fard, better known as brother jeff (CQ), brought Michael Carrigan, Kenneth Boyd and recently term limited Rep. Beth McCann together in…