Colorado AG Phil Weiser Wins Democratic Primary for Governor

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser won the Democratic primary for governor of Colorado, according to a projection by NBC News. The race was part of the broader 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election cycle. The New York Times reported that this result came amid a pattern of Democratic primary voters in multiple states rejecting candidates favored by the party establishment, describing it as part of a string of defeats for the House Democratic campaign arm in contested primaries over a two-month period. Separately, the same reporting cycle noted that Representative Diana DeGette trailed a democratic socialist challenger in a Colorado House primary, though this outcome was not independently confirmed as final by multiple sources. No vote totals, margins, or specific dates for the Weiser primary were corroborated across the available reporting. The items also included coverage of two unrelated elections: the 2026 Maine gubernatorial race, in which term-limited Governor Janet Mills cannot seek a third term and candidates including Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Senate President Troy Jackson contested a ranked-choice Democratic primary held June 9, 2026, ahead of a November general election; and the completed 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election, in which Mikie Sherrill defeated Jack Ciattarelli and was inaugurated January 20, 2026, succeeding Phil Murphy. These races are not connected to the Colorado primary result and are reported here as separate, confirmed events with no material disputes noted.