Victor Marx Cuts Into Barb Kirkmeyer’s Razor-Thin Lead in Republican Primary for Colorado Governor
Victor Marx has cut into Barb Kirkmeyer’s lead as 84% of ballots were counted, raising the prospect of a recount in the Colorado governor race.
- First-Time candidate Victor Marx took a narrow lead over state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer in Colorado's GOP gubernatorial primary on Wednesday, though the race remains too close to call with thousands of ballots still being counted.
- Initially leading for nearly 22 hours after polls closed, Kirkmeyer, the establishment favorite, saw her margin shrink as late-arriving votes from across Colorado favored Marx.
- Marx currently leads by 1,646 votes—a 0.8% margin according to the Associated Press—while State Rep. Scott Bottoms remains in a distant third place with just over 20% of the vote.
- Campaigns are aggressively working to 'cure' rejected ballots, with volunteers going door-to-door to help voters fix issues like missing signatures before the July 8 deadline.
- The winner of this primary will take on Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser in November, as Republicans seek to end a two-decade-long gubernatorial drought in Colorado.
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Victor Marx pulls ahead of Barb Kirkmeyer in GOP governor primary, but race is still too close to call
Ministry leader Victor Marx is currently leading state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer in the Republican primary for Colorado governor, but the race is still too close to call. After holding a narrow advantage over Marx on election night and into Wednesday afternoon, Kirkmeyer’s lead evaporated Wednesday evening as more votes were counted. As of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Marx leads Kirkmeyer by 2,181 votes, according to preliminary results from the Colorado Secr…
Victor Marx edging out Barbara Kirkmeyer in Colorado GOP governor primary
From left to right: State Rep. Scott Bottoms, Victor Marx, and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer during a Colorado Republican gubernatorial debate. (AAron Ontiveroz / Denver Post via Getty Images) DENVER | State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer’s lead over Victor Marx in the Republican gubernatorial primary in Colorado vanished Wednesday as Marx for the first time since Tuesday’s election inched ahead, according to the secretary of state’s office. Kirkmeyer, a…
Denver Post
Greeley TribuneIn razor-thin race, Victor Marx holds onto lead against Barb Kirkmeyer for GOP governor nomination
The race to win Colorado Republicans' nomination for governor remained too close to call, even as first-time candidate Victor Marx took the lead for the first time over state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer.
Barb Kirkmeyer's lead shrinks below 700 votes against Victor Marx in Colorado GOP governor primary
Volunteers at the Denver Clerk and Recorder's office process ballots during the Colorado primary election on June 30, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Fraieli/Colorado Newsline)State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer’s lead over Victor Marx in the Republican gubernatorial primary in Colorado shrunk to just 638 votes as of 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to the secretary of state’s office. The Weld County Republican’s lead decreased throughout the day and now stands w…
Aspen Times
Victor Marx cuts into Barb Kirkmeyer’s razor-thin lead in Republican primary for Colorado governor
The Republican primary for Colorado governor is teetering on a knife’s edge, with state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer narrowly leading minister Victor Marx by less than a quarter of a percentage point, according to preliminary results as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 1. Marx has steadily been cutting into Kirkmeyer’s early razor-thin lead from election night and into Wednesday morning, as ballots continue to be counuted. He now trails by fewer than a thousan…
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