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GOLDEN, Colo.—Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter defeated Republican Joe Coors on Tuesday to win a fourth term in the 7th Congressional District that encompasses Denver’s suburbs.
The race was a showdown between Perlmutter, who presented himself as the district’s everyman, and Coors, the wealthy challenger who is a member of Colorado’s first family of beer.
Perlmutter was first elected in 2006. The district has a large number of unaffiliated voters and both parties consider it competitive.
Perlmutter is a big supporter of renewable energy and veteran services.
Coors is the great-grandson of Adolph Coors, who started the famous Coors brewery. Coors spent $3.1 million of his own money on his campaign.
