Phil Weiser defeats Senator Michael Bennet in the Colorado Democratic primary, securing about 55% of the vote with 77% of precincts reporting and becoming the party nominee for governor.Weiser, term-limited as Colorado attorney general after eight years, ran on a record of suing the Trump administration and contrasted that record with Bennet’s votes to confirm Trump administration officials, while Bennet faced scrutiny over campaign donations from lawyers tied to his office.The general election will pit Weiser against Republican contenders
Barb Kirkmeyer,
Scott Bottoms and
Victor Marx and an independent
Greg Lopez, testing whether Weiser’s litigation record and fundraising outweigh ethical questions and a split conservative field.