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Sen. John Hickenlooper has won Colorado\u2019s Democratic Senate primary in his bid for re-election, NBC News projects, defeating state Sen. Julie Gonzales in what he has said will most likely be his final campaign for elected office.<\/p>\n

Read more Colorado AG Phil Weiser wins Democratic primary for governor over Sen. Michael Bennet<\/a><\/p>\n

Hickenlooper, 74, a former governor, Denver mayor and brewery owner who flipped the seat for Democrats in 2020, will be 80 years old by the end of his next term if he wins the general election, as he is favored to do in blue Colorado. <\/p>\n

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He led Gonzales 57% to 43% with more than 80% of the expected vote tallied. <\/p>\n

Gonzales, a former member of the Democratic Socialists of America, said in her launch video: \u201cJohn Hickenlooper has been in office for over 20 years. I know we\u2019re not fooled by his so-called commonsense approach.\u201d <\/p>\n

She spoke out against Hickenlooper\u2019s Senate voting record, including votes to confirm 10 of President Donald Trump\u2019s Cabinet nominees, and criticized him for opposing \u201cMedicare for All\u201d despite having campaigned as a progressive.<\/p>\n

Hickenlooper defended his record throughout the campaign, arguing that his ability to work across party lines has helped him deliver for Colorado. <\/p>\n

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It is not the first time Hickenlooper has faced \u2014 and defeated \u2014 a progressive challenger.<\/p>\n

In his 2020 campaign for his first Senate term, he defeated former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff in the Democratic primary and went on to win the general election. <\/p>\n

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Hickenlooper vastly outraised and outspent Gonzales, with ads highlighting his efforts to oppose ICE funding and the sale of public lands. He also campaigned on protecting healthcare funding and working on affordability, as well as pushing back against the Trump administration. <\/p>\n

Gonzales\u2019 campaign focused primarily on \u201cMedicare for All,\u201d abolishing ICE and guaranteeing universal childcare and eldercare. Gonzales also campaigned with commentator Hasan Piker, appearing on his livestream.<\/p>\n

Hickenlooper now advances to the general election to face state Sen. Mark Baisley, who was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Baisley had embarked on a run for governor before he switched to run for the Senate. <\/p>\n

Democrats have sought to portray Baisley as too conservative for a Democratic-leaning state, pointing to his comments last year describing LGBTQ members in the state Legislature as being \u201cin rebellion against the nature of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Colorado has trended increasingly Democratic in recent election cycles, and it has not been part of the broader national discussions about the battleground this year.<\/p>\n

Read more Democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseats Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado House primary<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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