A group of former Republican County chairs led by El Paso County's Eli Bremer launched a bid Thursday to replace Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams, who is facing a vote this weekend to fire him from the party position.
The quarrel between Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams and a group of Republicans attempting to oust him from his position spilled over into local party politics this week when the El Paso County GOP's governing board voted to reprimand the party's second-in-command for spearhe…
Colorado Democratic Party, convention delegates 'overwhelmingly' endorse Kamala Harris for president
The Colorado Democratic Party and the state's delegation to next month's Democratic National Convention on Tuesday formally endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party's presidential nominee, adding to support she's received from state delegations since President Joe Biden announce…
A ballot initiative to reduce property tax assessment rates has received enough signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot, its sponsors announced Tuesday.
Many of Colorado's leading Democratic elected officials and others who will have a say in picking the party's presidential ticket said Sunday that they support nominating Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden's historic decision to withdraw from the race less than four month…
Colorado's elected officials and political leaders react to President Joe Biden's decision to end his reelection bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Colorado Republican Party sued two county GOP officers late Thursday in an attempt to block a group of Republicans from removing Dave Williams as the state party's chairman.
Colorado State Rep. Jennifer Parenti announced on Friday that she is halting her reelection bid in House District 19, which covers parts of Boulder and Weld counties. In the letter announcing her departure, Parenti cited the prevalence of "personal agendas and special interests" in the legis…
The Democratic nominees in Colorado's two competitive congressional districts head into the fall campaign with enormous cash advantages over their Republican opponents.
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday that he believes it could be "in the best interests of the country" if President Joe Biden ends his bid for reelection, though the Colorado Democrat didn't call on Biden to exit the race, instead suggesting that the president could be nearing that d…
Two dissimilar, presumptive candidates vying to become the newest face in nearly two decades to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District will likely foster true competition in the race as voters prepare to head back to the ballot box this fall.
Leading Colorado Republicans and delegates to the party's national convention applauded former President Donald Trump's nomination of Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate Monday, with some lauding the choice of the 39-year-old author as evidence Trump is empowering a new generation of Repu…
While hundreds of people reveled among the games, rides and food trucks at the El Paso County Fair on Sunday, a primary topic of conversation was an apparent attack on former President Donald Trump the day before.
Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick stated “an inch difference” prevented former President Donald Trump from dying at this rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. McCormick, who was in the front row at the time shots rang out, said Trump went down with the Secret Service immediately, adding that the former president showed “leadership” by […]
Former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the presidential candidate was shot in the ear and a bystander was killed, sending the rally into chaos. The Washington Examiner spoke with more than a dozen people at the rally following the shooting, who recalled the chaotic moments following […]
Amid the often-polarizing debates over crime at the state Capitol, the officers and experts who actually deal with criminal cases on a daily basis argued that to judge Colorado based on whether it is “soft” or “hard” entirely misses the point.
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, on Friday called on Joe Biden to "pass the torch" to another candidate, becoming the first member of Colorado's congressional delegation to declare the president should drop his reelection bid.
It's a safe bet that presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be on Colorado's general election ballot this year, though it remains to be seen whether he'll be listed as an independent or as the Libertarian nominee.
The Libertarian Party of Colorado's plans to place independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state's ballot hit a snag this week when a national party official filed paperwork instead designating the Libertarians' presidential nominee, Chase Oliver, to Colorado's genera…
Rival factions of the Colorado Republican Party have scheduled separate meetings a week apart in different corners of the state later this month to consider whether to remove Dave Williams as the state party's chairman, though the meeting set by Williams' allies is only planned to last long …
Republican Greg Lopez was sworn in as a congressman Monday to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District after winning a special election to complete the six months remaining in former U.S. Rep. Ken Buck's term.
With just a handful of votes now separating Colorado House District 58 Republican Primary candidates Larry Don Suckla and J. Mark Roeber, the Colorado Secretary of State will most likely order an automatic recount of the 12,971 votes.
July is here. The Independence Day holiday is already past. The election beckons in four months.
Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Lopez is scheduled to be sworn into office on Monday, July 8, after winning last month's vacancy election in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, a Lopez spokeswoman and House Speaker Mike Johnson's office told Colorado Politics on Friday.
A volunteer group seeking to ban the hunting of Colorado wildcats has submitted signatures to election officials to get the measure on the November ballot.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo plans to report raising nearly $1.8 million in the most recent fundraising quarter in a bid to defend Colorado's battleground 8th Congressional District, her campaign told Colorado Politics.
President Joe Biden reportedly told a key ally that he has doubts about whether he can continue the campaign, but the White House has fiercely denied the account. The unnamed key ally said Biden knows his next public appearances must go well, according to a report from the New York Times, and that he knows […]
Colorado Libertarians designate RFK Jr. to state's November ballot after snubbing party's own ticket
The Libertarian Party of Colorado on Tuesday voted to name Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the state's general election ballot as the minor political party's presidential nominee, describing the decision as a bid to "break the stranglehold of the two-party system."
The standoff between Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams and some of the Republicans seeking his removal from office took an unexpected turn on Monday night when members of the El Paso County GOP's governing body convened on lawn chairs in a church parking lot in Colorado Spring…
The Democratic lawmaker seeking reelection in Colorado's most closely divided congressional district on Tuesday said it's up to the voters to decide whether President Joe Biden can win in November and serve four more years in the White House.
Democratic congressional candidate Adam Frisch on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to step down as his party's presidential nominee, saying that Biden's performance in last week's debate made clear that the country needs a "new generation of leadership."
The independent expenditure arm of the House Republicans on Thursday announced it plans to reserve $2.3 million in fall TV advertising in Colorado's battleground 8th Congressional District, a seat considered crucial to determining which party wields the gavel in the U.S. House of Representat…
Rep. Tim Hernandez, D-Denver, effectively blamed the "system" in his primary election loss, rather than his campaign's own failures or his actions that made him among the most controversial legislators at the state Capitol soon after his appointment to his seat.
Following her Tuesday night defeat in the state House District 43 primary election, Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas insisted a political committee spent $180,000 in attack ads against her.
Colorado Republican Party officials who want to fire state GOP chairman Dave Williams submitted a petition Wednesday demanding that Williams call a meeting of the party's state central committee to consider whether to remove him from office.
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck resigned from Congress frustrated by a flank of the GOP’s unwavering devotion to former President Donald Trump. Now he will likely be replaced by one of their most boisterous leaders, Rep. Lauren Boebert. Boebert’s political gambit of switching districts mid-election season paid off with her win over five other candidates. Boebert, who has built a name as a headline-grabbing devotee of Trump, won in Tuesday night’s Republican primary election in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. The congresswoman’s political play succeeded. Buck’s hopes for a more civil Congress apparently did not.
As I write, this is the sandwich day between Tuesday’s Colorado primary election and Thursday’s presidential debate. Without further ado, let’s look both backward and ahead.
In nearly every case, the winners were clear as soon as the first batch of primary vote totals were posted soon after polls closed Tuesday in Colorado's primary election.
Overnight, educator River Gassen overtook her opponent Joe Reagan, a military veteran, in Tuesday's 5th Congressional District Democratic primary election.
Jacque Phillips has unseated incumbent Rep. Julia Marvin in House District 31's Democratic primary, securing 55% of the vote.
State Sen. Rhonda Fields is headed to a new position, winning the District 5 seat on the Arapahoe County Commission, based on the unofficial, election results Tuesday night.
Republican incumbent Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer won the primary race for Senate District 23.
John Walsh defeated Leora Joseph in the race to replace Denver District Attorney Beth McCann, who decided against seeking reelection.
State Rep. Lindsey Daugherty is headed to a general election Senate race for the District 19 seat, beating Obi Ezeada in the Democratic primary with a sizable lead.
Republican Jeff Crank took a step closer to replacing retiring U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn Tuesday night when the political operative and former talk radio host defeated Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams in the 5th Congressional District's GOP primary.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert appeared to be on track to return to Congress from her newly adopted district as preliminary results showed the Republican with an early lead Tuesday night in the crowded GOP primary in Colorado's 4th Congressional District.
Colorado voters denied incumbent Rep. Elisabeth Epps the opportunity to go back to the state Capitol, based on the early and unofficial results posted after polls closed on Tuesday night.
Colorado voters are poised to elect a new Democratic candidate for House District 4, as Cecelia Espenoza took the early lead over incumbent Rep. Tim Hernandez based on early returns posted after polls closed Tuesday night.
Kevin Van Winkle is leading both Priscilla Rahn and John Carson in the Republican primary race for Douglas County District 3 Commissioner, according to the early, unofficial tally of ballots on Tuesday night.
Business owner Angela Thomas is leading Highlands Ranch-based school teacher Julien Bouquet in the Democratic primary race for Douglas County District 2 Commissioner, according to the early, unofficial tally of ballots on Tuesday night.