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August 13, 2008 - 10:45am

Court beats financial odds to win HD-6 Democratic primary

CourtCourtAsked why she won Tuesday's state House District 6 Democratic primary, Lois Court  didn't hesitate.

"I rejected special interest money and I accepted the spending limit," Court told PolitickerCO.com. "And I made it very clear to the people of this district that I was to represent their interests - not special interests - and that I want people to always be more important in my representation than money. It's just a real basic concept."

Court won handily in a three-way race many had said beforehand was too close to call. Court, a former City of Denver department head, won 44 percent of the vote. Former legislative policy analyst Liz Adams received 38 percent of the vote; Entrepreneur and philanthropist Josh Hanfling came in third with 18 percent.

Hanfling had raised $108,049 for the race, campaign finance reports showed - easily topping Court's $65,902 and Adams' $60,676.

Court is favored to win the seat over Republican Joshua Sharf in November, given the district's heavy Democratic slant.

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August 11, 2008 - 1:17pm

2008 primary preview: State House races

Colorado has 15 competitive state House primaries tomorrow, though some are more competitive than others.

The most interesting and competitive Democratic races to watch are in the 6th and 8th state House Districts, while the 15th state House District race between Douglas Bruce and Mark Waller headlines the GOP primary battles.

Even less-competitive races are still intriguing: Take the HD-6 GOP race between Palestinian activist Rima Sinclair and Orthodox Jewish blogger Joshua Sharf, where foreign policy has become a major issue in a state legislative race.

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