In Colorado, 29-year-old democratic socialist and first-time congressional candidate Melat Kiros has defeated 15-term incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Diana DeGette in the 1st Congressional District primary. Kiros appears to have carried more than half of all votes in the three-way race to represent the Denver-based district. She won despite a flood of dark money spent to quash her campaign while supporting DeGette’s reelection. That included funds indirectly funneled by the super PAC operated by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee into outside spending groups, including Pro-Choice Majority Action. Melat Kiros spoke to supporters at a raucous victory party Tuesday evening.

Melat Kiros: “We will not wait to take the fight to Donald Trump and the oligarchy. We will not wait. We will not wait to abolish ICE and pass Medicare for All. We will not wait to put an end to the politics of the past, to get big money out of our politics and to reject corporate PACs and AIPAC. And, no, we will not wait to end the genocide in Palestine.”

Also on Tuesday, Colorado Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper survived a strong primary challenge from progressive state Senator Julie Gonzales, who was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. And Democratic U.S. Senator Michael Bennet lost his bid to become Colorado’s next governor, losing a primary to Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.