Griswold, Allen Win Colorado AG Primaries With 47% and 61%
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Updated · The Denver Post · Jun 30
Griswold, Allen Win Colorado AG Primaries With 47% and 61%
3 articles · Updated · The Denver Post · Jun 30
Summary
Jena Griswold and Michael J. Allen secured Colorado attorney general nominations within an hour of polls closing Tuesday, setting up a November contest to replace Phil Weiser.
Griswold won the Democratic primary with about 47% of the vote, ahead of Michael Dougherty at 20%, David Seligman at 17% and Hetal Doshi at 16%.
Allen took the Republican nomination with 61% to 39% over former U.S. Army attorney David Willson, after campaigning on change in an office he says needs a tougher approach to crime and reform.
The race will shape how Colorado defends state laws, uses enforcement powers and challenges Washington, with Griswold pledging to confront a 'hostile' Trump administration and Allen arguing for more accountability in criminal justice.