How Western Slope voters helped reelect Hickenlooper amid Colorado’s wave of progressive upsets

How Western Slope voters helped reelect Hickenlooper amid Colorado’s wave of progressive upsets

Amid a wave of wins for anti-establishment candidates, Colorado’s rural mountain towns were more likely than the Front Range to vote for veteran incumbents, helping to secure a win for U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper against a progressive challenger. Western Slope residents predominantly voted for incumbent U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, who swiftly took the victory in Colorado’s Democratic Senate primary race against state Sen. Julie Gonzales. The As…