(The Center Square) - First-time candidate Victor Marx narrowly beat out veteran state lawmaker Barb Kirkmeyer to win the Colorado Republican primary for governor.
The results came more than a week after election night and with a voter margin of less than 3,000. Marx will now face off against Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser in the gubernatorial race in the Nov. 3 general election.
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