Democrat Melat Kiros , who unseated 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in the June primary and describes herself as a democratic socialist, jumped out to an early lead over Republican nominee Christy Peterson and unaffiliated candidate Shimon Blau in Colorado’s Denver-based 1st Congressional District, according to initial returns posted soon after polls closed Tuesday night.
In the first round of results, Kiros had 78% of the vote to Blau’s 14%, with Peterson at 6%. Minor party candidates Critter Milton and Chad Humphrey trailed in low single digits.
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