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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is the projected victor successful the pivotal contention to beryllium the Democratic nominee for politician successful Colorado.
Just earlier 8 p.m. MT and with 77% of the votes counted, Weiser had 54.7% of the ballot and Sen. Michael Bennet had 45.3% of the vote.
Weiser is term-limited retired of the Attorney General's bureau and moving for politician for the archetypal time. This was besides Bennet's archetypal tally astatine the state's highest office.
Phil Weiser
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During the engaged superior predetermination rhythm predetermination cycle, Weiser tried to capitalize connected a question of anti-establishment sentiment by framing Bennet arsenic the governmental insider, contempt Weiser having been successful bureau for 8 years.
Sen. Michael Bennet
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Television viewers were subjected to numerous onslaught ads including galore astir the Weiser-Bennet contest. CBS Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd said successful a Reality Check that the ads picked connected each campaigner successful assorted mode for not having beardown capable "anti-Trump credentials." Boyd besides reported that aft entering the race, Weiser accepted tens of thousands of dollars successful run contributions from 68 lawyers whose firms engaged with his AG's office. His opponent claimed that created a struggle of interest.
In November, whoever wins volition look the Republican nominee elected successful Tuesday night's Colorado GOP primary. State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, authorities Rep. Scott Bottoms and Victor Marx are the candidates successful that race. The nominees volition besides beryllium up against erstwhile Congressman Greg Lopez, who left the Republican Party successful January to tally for politician arsenic an unaffiliated candidate.
A Democrat has been successful the governor's bureau successful Colorado for the past 20 years.
Election Day is Nov. 3.
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