Image: Melat Kiros participated in a League of Women Voters candidate forum at Montview Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado, May 28, 2026.RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post/Getty

Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist, has won the high-profile primary for Colorado’s first congressional district, the Associated Press and other outlets projected Tuesday. With more than 90 percent of votes counted, Kiros leads Diana DeGette, Colorado’s longest-serving Democratic member of Congress, by a comfortable 51-42 margin.

DeGette—who has held her position since before Kiros was born—was seeking a 16th term in the House. She leads Colorado’s congressional delegation…”

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