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 Victor Marx and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer.
The winner of the Republican contest will square off against Weiser in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in November’s general election….