Colorado primary – Colorado’s June 30 Democratic primary delivered sharp contrasts: newcomer Melat Kiros, 29, toppled longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in the Denver-area House district, while U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper survived a far-left challenge. Statewide results also showed mul
On the same day voters moved Colorado politics forward, they also made it clear they weren’t doing it quietly. In the congressional district that covers Denver, longtime Rep. Diana DeGette, 68, lost to political newcomer Melat Kiros, 29, who identifies as a democratic socialist.
The generational shift wasn’t uniform everywhere. In a key swing congressional district, state Rep. Manny Rutinel, a progressive, won the Democratic nomination by beating a more moderate opponent. But at the statewide level, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper held off a far-left challenger.
Here are the results in Colorado’s House, Senate, and governor races, based on counts with estimated percentages and votes counted reported as of early July 1.
Colorado House primary results
District 1
Christy Peterson won the Republican race uncontested.
Melat Kiros won the Democratic race with 51.3% of votes, defeating incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, who received 41.7% of votes, with an estimated 93% of votes counted.
District 2
Kelley Dennison won the Republican race with 58.4% of votes, defeating Christina Blunt with 41.6% of votes, with an estimated 78% of votes counted.
Joe Neguse, the incumbent Republican, won the Democratic race uncontested.
District 3
Incumbent Rep. Jeff Hurd won the Republican race with 66.5% of votes. defeating Ron Hanks with 33.5% of votes. with an estimated 94% of votes counted. On the Democratic side. Dwayne Romero won with 55% of votes. defeating Alex Kelloff with 45% of votes. with an estimated 97% of votes counted.
District 4
Lauren Boebert won the Republican race uncontested.
Eileen Laubacher won the Democratic race uncontested.
District 5
Jeff Crank won the Republican race uncontested.
Jessica Killin won the Democratic race with 62.6% of votes, defeating Joe Reagan, who received 37.4% of votes, with an estimated 82% of votes counted.
District 6
Mel Tewahade won the Republican race uncontested.
Jason Crow, the incumbent, won the Democratic race uncontested.
District 7
Timothy Bennett won the Republican race uncontested.
Brittany Peterson, the incumbent, won the Democratic race uncontested.
District 8
Gabe Evans won the Republican race uncontested.
Manny Rutinel won the Democratic race with 61.5% of votes, defeating Shannon Bird with 33.7% of votes, with an estimated 88% of votes counted.
Colorado Senate primary results
Colorado voters selected candidates in the race for the seat of Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper, who first took office in 2021.
Mark Baisley won the Republican race uncontested.
Hickenlooper won the Democratic nomination with 55.3% of votes, defeating Julie Gonzales, who received 44.7% of votes, with an estimated 88% of votes counted.
Colorado governor primary results
Republican governor race
As of early July 1, the governor race had yet to be called.
Barb Kirkmeyer led with 40.0% of votes, followed by Victor Marx with 39.6% and Scott Bottoms with 20.4%, with an estimated 88% of votes counted.
Democratic governor race
Phil Weiser won the Democratic nomination with 55.7% of votes, defeating Michael Bennet with 44.3% of votes, with an estimated 88% of votes counted.
The throughline across the results was stark: in one Denver-area House district. voters backed a young challenger against a long-serving incumbent. while statewide. Hickenlooper still managed to keep control of his party’s nomination after facing a far-left opponent. Elsewhere. several districts saw incumbents or candidates advance uncontested—leaving less visible pressure on the ballot even as the party shifted in the places that did produce fights.
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So DeGette lost? Kinda crazy. Democrats really went full socialist I guess.
I don’t even follow Colorado stuff like that but the headline makes it sound like a generational shift = good? Also the far-left challenge like… isn’t that still the same left? Idk.
Wait, I thought DeGette was super safe in Denver so how did a 29-year-old win with like 51%? Sounds rigged or something, unless the numbers are wrong. And if she’s a democratic socialist then why did they even call it a “primary” not a general??
Hickenlooper “survived” the far-left like that means he won against socialism… but then the article says Kiros is democratic socialist, so is the party split or are they just swapping labels? Also Manny Rutinel winning progressive over moderate—this is just chaos for no reason, people should vote on actual policies not vibes.