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How Melat Kiros upset Rep. Diana DeGette in Denver congressional race

The primary race to represent the Denver-based 1st Congressional District turned into one of the most-watched elections in the country as Melat Kiros beat Rep. Diana DeGette.

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Democratic socialist ousts House incumbent in Colorado primaryBy Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  In a major political upset on Tuesday, democratic socialist Melat Kiros was declared victorious over longtime Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo.  At 12:03 a.m. ET, the Associated Press projected that Kiros would win the race, defeating the long-serving incumbent. With 84% of the vote counted, Kiros led with 49.3% to DeGette’s…

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