Phil Weiser holds off Sen. Michael Bennet to secure Colorado Democratic governor nomination

Published June 30, 2026 10:02pm ET | Updated June 30, 2026 10:21pm ET



Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser mounted a come-from-behind victory Tuesday over Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Pundits had expected Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) to coast through the Democratic primary when he first announced his candidacy in April 2025. But Weiser, who has sued the Trump administration over 60 times, successfully parlayed the matchup into a showdown on who could best fight President Donald Trump’s agenda and turned the race on its head.

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