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Lauren Boebert challenger Adam Frisch wins Democratic primary by 290 votes over Sol Sandoval
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Although his advantage narrowed to only a few hundred votes by the time all the ballots were counted, former Aspen City Councilman Adam Frisch maintained the lead he had over Pueblo activist Sol Sandoval on primary night, winning the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, according to final, unofficial vote totals posted…
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Who spent the most by primary night? In Colorado, it wasn’t always those who won their contests
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It isn’t always who spends the most that determines who prevailed in Colorado’s 2022 primary election, though most of those in the winning column also spent the most. There were, however, some outliers that showed money doesn’t always make the difference. Pam Anderson, the GOP candidate for Colorado Secretary of State in November, spent $134,712…
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Bradfield leads Dent in HD21 GOP primary, early returns show
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Four contested Colorado House District races announced preliminary results Tuesday. District 21 State Rep. Mary Bradfield, R-Colorado Springs. Gazette file Karl Dent Gazette file Preliminary results for the primary race for Colorado House District 21 showed Mary Bradfield beating Karl Dent with 66.84% of votes during early race results, according to the Colorado Secretary of State website. Dent,…
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Republican US Senate candidate Joe O’Dea endorsed by slew of current, former Colorado officials
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Colorado Republican Joe O’Dea has won endorsements in the U.S. Senate primary from more than a dozen current and former elected officials and conservative activists, his campaign announced. “We’re building a winning coalition,” O’Dea, a first-time candidate, said in a statement. “We have a consistent, conservative message that is resonating with Republican and unaffiliated voters.…
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Q&A with Jeff Hunt | On the abortion front
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Jeff Hunt serves as director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University and is one of the most visible voices on the abortion debate. Hunt said the conversation within the anti-abortion movement in Colorado revolves around a ballot measure in 2024 that is similar to Proposition 115, which asked voters in 2020 to ban…
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A decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could jolt Colorado’s November election, strategists say
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Supporters of abortion rights and Democratic strategists tell Colorado Politics that the shockwaves felt last week in response to a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade could echo through the November election, scrambling the typical midterm equation by turning a referendum on an unpopular President Biden and the Democrats’…
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Michael Bennet lands endorsements from environmental, foreign policy groups
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A leading national conservation group and an organization that advocates for American involvement in global affairs endorsed U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s bid for a third term, with both citing the Colorado Democrat’s leadership on issues they peg as important to state voters. The National Resources Defense Council Action Fund hailed Bennet as a “climate champion”…
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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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BIDLACK | Elections matter — no matter the office — so please vote!
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One of the side effects of being the son of a genealogist is that I long ago developed the habit of reading the obituary pages. While I’m not in too much agreement with the Colorado Springs Gazette’s Op/Ed pages (except when I appear, but, frankly, that’s mostly vanity), I do think they do an excellent…
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In crucial battle for control of state Senate, all eyes turn to general election swing seats
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The eyes of politics watchers in Colorado this year are trained on the state Senate, the only lever of legislative power Republicans in the state control and one they have worked to great effect, forcing Democrats to the negotiating table on big issues and killing bills in committee that may well have passed into law…