Preliminary results from the June 30 primary election
The July 2 Villager printed Tuesday-night preliminary results from Colorado’s June 30 primary.
Freda Miklin ·
The July 2 cover teaser said: “Follow Freda election results on page 6” and pointed to Scottie Iverson coverage of the 250th celebration on pages 10–11.
Preliminary results from the June 30 primary election, as printed: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser won the Democratic nomination for Colorado governor much more easily than many predicted, against U.S. Senator Michael Bennet. Weiser will face the Republican nominee on November 3.
As the paper went to press Tuesday night, Republican State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer was up 41% to 39% over missionary Victor Marx, with State Rep. Scott Bottoms in third place. The race was not final but appeared to be going Kirkmeyer’s way.
The biggest shock of the election, the paper wrote, happened in the City and County of Denver, a/k/a Colorado Congressional District One, where newcomer Melat Kiros, 29, appeared to upset longtime incumbent. Kiros has called for abolishing ICE, an arms embargo on Israel, and Medicare for all. The Republican candidate in the general election to represent Denver in Congress will be Christy Peterson.
In the race for the Democratic nomination for Colorado Attorney General, Secretary of State Jena Griswold beat Hetal Doshi, David Seligman, and Michael Dougherty handily, receiving more than double. Jefferson County Clerk Amanda Gonzalez trounced State Sen. Jessie Danielson in the race for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State. Gonzalez will be up against Republican James Wiley in the general election. U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s Republican opponent will be State Sen. Mark Baisley.
Lauren Boebert won the Republican primary for Congressional District Four. She will face retired U.S. Navy Admiral Democrat Eileen Laubacher in the fall.
Print source: The Villager, Vol. 44 No. 32, July 2, 2026, pages 1 and 6 and 7. Issuu edition. Preliminary results as printed while some races were not final. Scottie Iverson’s pages 10–11 250th photo package is not extracted here.