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DENVER—Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter easily earned a second term in Congress, tightening Democrats’ grip on the suburban Denver 7th Congressional District.
Perlmutter led first-time Republican challenger John Lerew 63 percent to 37 percent with 57 percent of the projected vote counted.
A lawyer, Perlmutter helped lead a Democratic takeover of the state Senate in 2000, when he served in that chamber. In Congress, Perlmutter has focused on energy. He also spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August.
