Election Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:17:57 +0000 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:17:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 Colorado’s Republican Party doesn’t have a prayer https://www.westword.com/opinion/colorado-republican-party-victor-marx-no-prayer-40909465/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40909465 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/colorado-republican-party-victor-marx-no-prayer-40909465/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:17:56 -0600

Colorado's GOP needs more than Marx to exorcise its own demons, which have been piling on since 2010.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/colorado-republican-party-victor-marx-no-prayer-40909465/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Razor-thin governor’s race reflects Colorado’s dysfunctional Republican Party https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-gop-governor-dysfunctional-republican-party-40906837/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40906837 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-gop-governor-dysfunctional-republican-party-40906837/#respond Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:36:17 -0600 News

Victor Marx may soon claim victory, but the state GOP is far from united behind him.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-gop-governor-dysfunctional-republican-party-40906837/feed/ 0 Denver Westword ‘Taking back our party’: Melat Kiros reinvigorates Denver Democrats https://www.westword.com/news/melat-kiros-win-reinvigorates-young-denver-democrats-40906382/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40906382 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/melat-kiros-win-reinvigorates-young-denver-democrats-40906382/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:32:55 -0600 News

"Fun is an essential part of it. Community is an essential part of it."

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/melat-kiros-win-reinvigorates-young-denver-democrats-40906382/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Denver primary election results: Kiros defeats DeGette, Weiser wins governor nomination https://www.westword.com/news/denver-2026-primary-election-results-live-blog-40906183/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40906183 Thomas Mitchell https://www.westword.com/news/denver-2026-primary-election-results-live-blog-40906183/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:22:12 -0600 News

Diana DeGette has won fifteen elections in Denver for her seat In the House. She could lose it tonight.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/denver-2026-primary-election-results-live-blog-40906183/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Who said it: Colorado governor candidate Victor Marx, or Homelander? https://www.westword.com/news/who-said-it-victor-marx-or-homelander-40903522/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40903522 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/who-said-it-victor-marx-or-homelander-40903522/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:34:56 -0600 News

One of them is an admitted killer who uses patriotism and religion to try to gain power. The other is a comic book villain.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/who-said-it-victor-marx-or-homelander-40903522/feed/ 0 Denver Westword New media: Colorado politicians turn to local influencers to reach constituents https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-politicians-local-influencers-reach-40902998/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40902998 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-politicians-local-influencers-reach-40902998/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:15:00 -0600 News

"They don't watch the news. But they're on TikTok, they're on Instagram."

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-politicians-local-influencers-reach-40902998/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Psychedelic activists launch referendum to reverse part of new law that restricts sharing https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-psychedelics-activists-aim-reverse-sharing-law-40900128/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40900128 Brendan Joel Kelley https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-psychedelics-activists-aim-reverse-sharing-law-40900128/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:28:59 -0600 News

If successful, the referendum would appear in front of voters in November — but time is running out.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-psychedelics-activists-aim-reverse-sharing-law-40900128/feed/ 0 Denver Westword DeGette spars with challengers Kiros, James in final Colorado 1st District candidate forum https://www.westword.com/news/degette-debates-challengers-kiros-james-colorado-forum-40902648/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40902648 Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline https://www.westword.com/news/degette-debates-challengers-kiros-james-colorado-forum-40902648/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:01:39 -0600 News

The 15-term Denver Democrat is facing a primary challenge from the party’s left wing.

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A Boulder teen is leading ballot proposals to make Colorado an independent nation.

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Kiros blames her opponent, Diana DeGette. The congresswoman says she wouldn't stop Kiros from making the "mistake" of campaigning with Piker.

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