Jena Griswold Wins Colorado AG Democratic Primary by 26 Points
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Updated · The Colorado Sun · Jun 30
Jena Griswold Wins Colorado AG Democratic Primary by 26 Points
3 articles · Updated · The Colorado Sun · Jun 30
Summary
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold captured the Democratic primary for attorney general after the AP called the race with her ahead 46% to 20% over Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty.
Three-way opposition split the rest of the vote, with workers’ rights attorney David Seligman at 18% and former federal prosecutor Hetal Doshi at 16% when the race was called.
Griswold, 41, leaned on statewide name recognition from serving as secretary of state since 2018, though rivals attacked her limited courtroom experience and her decision to skip some candidate forums.
November will pit Griswold against Republican Michael Allen, and the winner will replace term-limited Attorney General Phil Weiser, whose office has more than 650 employees and broad authority over criminal, consumer and environmental cases.