Colorado AG Phil Weiser wins Democratic primary for governor over Sen. Michael Bennet
Weiser won by 54.7% to 45.3% as voters favored his anti-Trump lawsuits and affordability message over Bennet's Senate experience.
- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser won the Democratic primary for governor with 54.8% of the vote, defeating U.S. Senator Michael Bennet who received 45.2%, according to the Colorado Secretary of State's Office.
- Weiser positioned himself as a strong legal opponent of President Donald Trump's administration by highlighting over 65 lawsuits filed on federal policy disputes and state authority, which helped strengthen his campaign.
- The Republican primary for governor is very close between Victor Marx with 38.7% and State Senator Barb Kirkmeyer with 41.5%, separated by about 11,000 votes out of 385,000 counted.
- Phil Weiser is expected to face the Republican primary winner in the November general election to succeed term-limited Democratic Governor Jared Polis.
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The Democratic primary for Colorado governorship concluded Tuesday with a result that shakes the state’s political landscape. Colorado attorney general Phil Weiser defeated Senator Michael Bennet, blocking the latter’s aspirations to leave the upper house to move to the governor’s residence. Weiser’s victory immediately positions him as the favorite to succeed the current Democratic president, Jared Polis, who cannot run again due to the limits …
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser stunned Sen. Michael Bennet on Tuesday, defeating the three-term Democrat in the state’s closely watched gubernatorial primary and blocking Bennet’s attempted jump from Washington back to Denver. Weiser’s win over Bennet, a former 2020 presidential candidate and one of Colorado’s best-known Democrats, marked a major upset in a race many had expected the senator to win. The victory puts Weiser in prime positi…
Phil Weiser Upsets Michael Bennet In CO Gov Primary
NBC News reports: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has won the state’s Democratic primary for governor, NBC News projects, upsetting Sen. Michael Bennet after a campaign that centered on who would be more effective in standing up to President Donald Trump. While both candidates have long been mainstays in Colorado Democratic politics, Weiser entered the race as the underdog. His victory signals that his antiestablishment message broke throu…
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(Corrects defeated senator's name in headline to Bennet, instead of Hickenlooper) June 30 (Reuters) - Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser beat U.S. Senator Michael Bennet for the Democratic nomination for governor on Tuesday, U.S. media projected. Weiser outraised and outspent Bennet in a race that was largely about who was best positioned to defend Colorado against President Donald Trump, who froze federal funds to the state and vetoed a majo…
Colorado AG Phil Weiser Beats Sen. Michael Bennet to Win Democratic Nomination for Governor
DENVER—Colorado’s term-limited Attorney General Phil Weiser was a longtime party stalwart when he entered the governor’s race as a long-shot insider against a presumed favorite. Now, he’s the Democratic nominee to lead the state, defeating Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) for the nomination with around 55 percent of the vote to Bennet’s 45 percent. On the Republican side, the race remains a nail-biter between All Things Possible Ministries founder…
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