By Brian Eason, Sandra Fish and Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun
Moderate Democrats allied with Gov. Jared Polis won a number of Colorado state legislative primaries Tuesday night, the culmination of a hotly contested election season that pitted progressives against moderates as the future of state policy hung in the balance.
In one of the most closely watched races, attorney Sean Camacho defeated incumbent state Rep. Elisabeth Epps, a progressive Democrat from Denver whose tumultuous term in office was frequently marked by public squabbles with her colleagues.
The Associated Press called the race at 8:20 p.m., and Camacho led with 64% of the vote as of 10:23 p.m.
Another Polis-backed candidate, state Rep. Lindsey Daugherty, a moderate Democrat from Arvada, also won her state Senate race against Obi Ezeadi, a progressive Westminster council member.