El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn is projected to win the Republican primary to take on Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) in November’s general election.
Glenn, who consolidated much of the grassroots support, won a crowded five-way contest on Tuesday. He was leading by almost 13 points when the race was called.
{mosads}Glenn had a come-from-behind victory after unexpectedly knocking off a conservative favorite at the state’s April convention and wowing state Republicans during his speech.
He landed notable conservative endorsements from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 2012 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Glenn only had $50,000 in cash on hand going into the primary, but he was able to compete thanks to outside help from Tea Party-aligned super-PACs.
Glenn will now square off against Bennet in one of the only Republican targets this cycle. But Bennet goes into the general with the upper-hand and a huge cash advantage of $5.7 million in the bank.
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