Salazar Becomes 1st Latino Elected Statewide in Colorado. Coors Wins Also
Republican voters on Tuesday chose brewing magnate Peter Coors while Democrats selected state Attorney General Ken Salazar to run in November for the U.S. Senate seat from Colorado, a state that could be crucial in deciding which party controls the legislative chamber. With about 60 percent of the vote counted, Coors was leading former U.S. Congressman Bob Schaffer 60 percent to 40 percent, while Salazar was ahead with 76 percent of the vote against Mike Miles, a public school administrator, who got 24 percent. Salazar, the first Hispanic to be elected to statewide office in Colorado, was congratulated by U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. [
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