Coors Heir Wins Colorado GOP Senate Primary
Peter Coors, scion of the Coors Brewing Company in Colorado, has
beaten a former congressman to win the Republican state primary
for an open Senate seat, the Associated Press reported Aug. 10.
With 85 percent of the precincts reporting, Coors had 61 percent
of the votes and former Rep. Bob Schaffer had 39 percent.
Coors' victory ends a bitter campaign in which Schaffer supporters
funded ads that mocked Coors' support for lowering the drinking
age.
Coors will now face Democratic Attorney General Ken Salazar in
the November election. Salazar won the Democratic primary race against
Mike Miles, with 73 percent of the votes.
Political experts predict that the race between Coors and Salazar
could be one of the most expensive in Colorado history. The two
parties are expected to spend an estimated $6 million each to try
to win the seat left by retiring Republican Sen. Ben Nighthorse
Campbell.
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