April 07, 2022 09:19 AM UTC

The Field Is Clear: Huge Break For Yadira Caraveo

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• by: Colorado Pols

The Colorado Sun’s Sandra Fish reports on the big news from the Democratic CD-8 congressional district assembly, where state Rep. Yadira Caraveo appears to have held off challenger Adams County commish Chaz Tedesco, avoiding a primary ahead of what’s set to be one of the nation’s hottest congressional races in the 2022 midterms:

State Rep. Yadira Caraveo secured the Democratic nomination in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District on Tuesday, avoiding a costly primary and allowing her to build up campaign cash in what is gearing up to be one of the nation’s most competitive congressional races this year.

The Thornton lawmaker defeated Adams County Commissioner Chaz Tedesco with 71% of the delegate votes cast at the 8th District Democratic assembly, which was held virtually. Tedesco secured 29% of the delegate vote, just short of the 30% he needed to make the primary ballot.

“I’m excited to continue building a winning coalition so that I can be a strong advocate for families and neighbors across Adams, Weld and Larimer counties in Congress next year,” Caraveo said in a written statement.

Assuming these results hold up it’s a tremendous coup for Caraveo, providing her with a much longer runway to organize her campaign while Republican opponents spend the next three months attacking one another. Caraveo was always the moral favorite in the Democratic primary, and now she has crucial time and space to up her practical game before plunging into a national marquee congressional race. By a vote of 71-29% with no petitions in reserve to save Tedesco, Caraveo turned her assembly experience into an unexpected best-case scenario.

And that bodes well for her. We’re adjusting our expectations accordingly.