State Attorney General Phil Weiser is the projected winner of the pivotal race to be the Democratic nominee for governor of Colorado, defeating Sen. Michael Bennet.
Weiser is term-limited out of the attorney general’s office and running for governor for the first time. This was also Bennet’s first run at the state’s highest office, after three terms in the U.S. Senate.
Weiser and the eventual Republican nominee will face off in a November general election to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.
Weiser told supporters late Tuesday after the primary night victory they “made it clear that we need a leader who will
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