April 23, 2012 08:29 PM UTC

Poll: Who Will Win the HD-41 Primary?

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• by: Colorado Pols

Democrats Jovan Melton and Terry Todd faced off last night in their first debate since Melton won over 61% of the vote at last month’s county assembly.

At first glance, Melton’s early inroads appear rather shocking: how could a young upstart take down the husband of the incumbent officeholder? His close relationships with several Denver-area movers and shakers, however, have propelled him firmly into frontrunner status. With just two months left until election day, Melton’s sitting pretty.

He can’t get too comfortable, though. Todd really wants this seat, and he enjoys greater name recognition than his opponent because Aurora Democrats are accustomed to seeing Todd’s last name on yard signs all over town. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised if many Dems vote for Terry assuming they were literally just voting to re-elect his wife. Perhaps that’s the case metaphorically as well.

We want to know: who do you think will win the Democratic primary in HD-41? As always, vote for the candidate you think will win, not the candidate you’d like to see get elected.  

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