Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is slated to face off against former Colorado state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff in the state’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday. Hickenlooper is by-and-large the favorite to win the nominating contest, owing to his almost-universal name recognition in Colorado after two terms as governor and a $6 million war chest that eclipses that of Romanoff. He also has the backing of Democratic Senate leaders in Washington and outside groups, who are spending heavily to buoy the former governor’s Senate bid.
