Marine Corps veteran Victor Marx succeeded in his Republican primary bid against Colorado state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, who had the support of the state’s GOP establishment, in the race for governor.
The primary election took place on June 30, but the results were too close to call until Thursday.
The final vote count showed Marx leading Kirkmeyer by less than 3,000 votes.
The third candidate, Colorado state Rep. Scott Bottoms, trailed far behind the front-runners.
