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Democrat Mike Johnston Drops Out Of Race For U.S. Senate

Democrat Mike Johnston dropped his bid to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner after former Gov. John Hickenlooper entered the race.

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Mike Johnston, who lost out to Gov. Jared Polis in the statewide primary last spring, has dropped his bid for the U.S. Senate.
Mike Johnston, who lost out to Gov. Jared Polis in the statewide primary last spring, has dropped his bid for the U.S. Senate. (CBS)

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DENVER (CBS4)– Democratic candidate Mike Johnston has withdrawn his bid for U.S. Senate. This comes just a little more than two weeks after former Gov. John Hickenlooper announced he was running for the Senate seat to challenge incumbent Republican Cory Gardner.

Johnston lost out to Gov. Jared Polis in the statewide primary last June. Johnston told CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd that the race changed when Hickenlooper decided to run after dropping his bid for president.

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