Victor Marx maintains small lead over Barbara Kirkmeyer in Colorado GOP governor primary

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 423

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Victor Marx maintained his razor-thin lead over state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer in the Republican primary for Colorado governor Monday, according to preliminary results from the secretary of state’s office.

Marx, a ministry leader, had a 1,950 vote advantage over Kirkmeyer as of 4 p.m. He had 39.82% of the vote versus Kirkmeyer’s 39.45%.

State Rep. Scott Bottoms had close to 21% in a distant third place.

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