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Dwayne Romero wins Democratic primary, will face Republican Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd CD
Democrat Dwayne Romero has defeated challenger Alex Kelloff in the primary in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, where Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd fended off a challenge from a former state lawmaker, according to The Associated Press. In returns posted at 8:15 p.m., Romero had 55% of the vote to Kelloff’s 44.8% in the Democratic primary,…
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Ron Hanks, Scott Bottoms sue to stop Colorado’s unaffiliated voters from participating in June primary
Three Republican candidates in Colorado filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court this week seeking to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in next month’s primary, arguing that the state’s semi-open primary system violates their constitutional rights by forcing Republicans to let outsiders help choose the party’s nominees. Ron Hanks, Scott Bottoms and David Willson are…
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Colorado congressional elections see over $9M in ad reserves from House Democrats’ super PAC
Meanwhile, Republican group reserves $5.5 million in Denver market The leading House Democratic super PAC is booking more than $9 million in fall TV and digital advertising across three Colorado media markets as part of an aggressive move to win control of the chamber in this year’s midterm elections. The House Majority PAC, a group…
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Republican Ron Hanks plans ‘grassroots’ primary challenge to US Rep. Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd CD
Colorado Republican Ron Hanks, a former state lawmaker, plans to challenge first-term U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in the 3rd Congressional District primary by seeking a spot on the June ballot at the GOP’s district assembly in Pueblo on Friday, Colorado Politics has learned. Hanks, who lost the nomination to Hurd in the 2024 primary in…
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Tina Peters announces raising $230,000 to pay for recount
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters said she has raised enough money to pay for the recount she’s seeking from the Secretary of State’s office. Peters continues to insist on a hand recount, which is not available under state election rules. Those rules dictate that recounts can only be done in the same manner…
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Secretary of State says recount will cost Peters, Hanks roughly $256,000 each
The Secretary of State’s office released what it would cost five GOP candidates to obtain machine-tabulated recounts tied to the June 28 primary – and the expenses have gone up. All the candidates will have to provide certified funds to cover the recount costs by close of business Thursday. Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters,…
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Peters, Hanks seek another recount
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and state Rep. Ron Hanks, R-Canon City, have both filed a second request for hand recounts tied to the June 28 primary. Hanks is seeking a recount only in El Paso and Pueblo counties. Peters, meanwhile, is seeking a statewide recount. Peters lost by 14 percentage points to…
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Colorado GOP vows legal action against fliers claiming it endorsed Ron Hanks in U.S. Senate primary
The Colorado Republican Party plans to pursue criminal charges against whoever is producing fliers that claim the GOP has endorsed one of the two primary candidates running for the state’s U.S. Senate seat. While the organization that is paying for the fliers is unknown – they don’t include the standard “paid for by” disclaimer –…
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Owens slams Democrats’ ads boosting ‘2nd-tier’ GOP candidates for Colorado governor, US Senate
Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens on Friday denounced expensive ad campaigns launched this week by Democratic groups as a “disingenuous” attempt to influence the state’s Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate by encouraging GOP voters to nominate candidates he describes as “second tier.” “The Democrats are focusing on the Republican primaries because their only…
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Republicans O’Dea, Ganahl cry foul over Democratic-funded ads branding primary rivals ‘too conservative’
Democratic-aligned committees began flooding Colorado airwaves on Wednesday with ads calling a pair of Republican candidates for governor and U.S. senator “too conservative” for the state, drawing swift condemnation from the targeted candidates’ primary opponents, who described the move as a meddling attempt to yield weaker GOP nominees. While Democrats say they’re simply giving voters…