By Jesse Paul and Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun
Kirkmeyer had 41% of the vote to Marx’s 39% at 10:30 p.m. In third place was state Rep. Scott Bottoms of Colorado Springs, with 20% of the vote.
LARKSPUR — Colorado’s Republican primary for governor was too close to call Tuesday night, with state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer holding a slight lead over ministry leader Victor Marx in the race that will determine who gets a chance to become the state’s first Republican leader in 20 years.
Kirkmeyer had 41% of the vote to Marx’s 39% at 10:30 p.m. In third place was state Rep. Scott Bottoms of Colorado Springs, with 20% of the vote.
Whoever ultimately wins the primary will face Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser in November. Republicans haven’t won a statewide race in Colorado since 2016, and the last GOP candidate for governor lost by nearly 20 percentage points in 2022.
Bill Owens was Colorado’s last Republican governor, serving from 1999 to 2007.
Whoever wins the governor’s race in November will replace term-limited Gov. Jared Polis early next year.
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