DalsnaFinance

DeGette loses reelection bid to DSA challenger in major upset for Denver-based House seat

Politics The Hill By Caroline Vakil 01 Jul 2026 02:38 1 min read
DeGette loses reelection bid to DSA challenger in major upset for Denver-based House seat

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) is projected to lose her reelection bid to former attorney and current PhD student Melat Kiros, marking the third time that a democratic socialist has scored an upset in a competitive House primary this cycle, according to Decision Desk HQ. Kiros, who studies at the University of Denver, defeated DeGette, who’s served in Congress since 1997 — delivering a major blow...

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) is projected to lose her reelection bid to former attorney and current PhD student Melat Kiros, marking the third time that a democratic socialist has scored an upset in a competitive House primary this cycle, according to Decision Desk HQ. Kiros, who studies at the University of Denver, defeated DeGette, who’s served in Congress since 1997 — delivering a major blow...

Read the full story on The Hill → Opens the original article on thehill.com

Summary aggregated from The Hill's public RSS feed. The full reporting belongs to The Hill — please read it on their site.