Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated Sen. Michael Bennet on Tuesday night for the Democratic nomination for governor, and the winner of the general election in November will replace term-limited Gov. Jared Polis.

Weiser won the nomination with 54.7% of the vote, according to the Associated Press, compared to Bennet's 45.3%. The Associated Press has not called the race for the Republican nominee so far.

The Democrat is expected to win the nomination in November because Democrats have won nine of the last 11 elections for governor in the blue state and have held the office since 2007, the outlet reported.

The state also has two Democratic senators and four Democratic House members, with Republicans holding the other four House seats. But the state leans Democratic overall and its blue districts are reliably in that party’s camp, which seems to have voters open to more left-wing candidates.

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