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Democratic Reps. Elisabeth Epps and Timothy Hernández faced challengers in Colorado’s primary.
DENVER — One of the two Democratic legislators representing Denver who faced a challenger in Tuesday’s primary election has been defeated.
In District 6, attorney Sean Camacho secured the Democratic nomination over incumbent Rep. Elisabeth Epps.
Kyle Witter ran unopposed for the Republican nomination in District 6.
In District 4, incumbent Democratic Rep. Timothy Hernández faced a challenge by retired appellate judge Cecelia Espenoza. Jack Daus is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.
The latest Democratic primary election results for Colorado House District 4:
The latest Democratic primary election results for Colorado House District 6:
Epps, who was elected to the legislature in 2022, has drawn criticism from fellow Democrats for joining a group of pro-Palestinian protestors during November’s special session, as well as filing a lawsuit against party leaders alleging violations of the state’s open meetings laws.
In January, House Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillion, censured Epps for her actions during the special session. McCluskie removed Epps from the House Judiciary Committee in December.
In August 2023, a vacancy committee selected Hernández to represent House District 4 through 2024. Hernández is completing the term of former Rep. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, who resigned in August to join the Denver City Council. Hernández beat out two fellow Denver Democrats to fill the House vacancy: Espenoza and former state Rep. Rochelle Galindo.
In October, Hernández apologized for not explicitly denouncing the militant group Hamas in the aftermath of its attack on Israeli civilians. Prior to the apology, Hernandez drew criticism from a state senator for his attendance at a rally in support of Palestinian resistance in Gaza. He was also criticized online and by other colleagues for “liking” several social media posts that appeared to support the attack by Hamas. He then “unliked” those posts.
Colorado’s 65 state representatives serve two-year terms. There are a total of 18 contested primaries for House seats this year.
Eighteen of Colorado’s state Senate seats are up for election this year. There are seven contested primaries for those seats.
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