Salazar Becomes 1st Latino Elected Statewide in Colorado. Coors Wins Also

Republican voters on Tuesday chose  brewing magnate Peter Coors while Democrats selected state  Attorney General Ken Salazar to run in November for the U.S.  Senate seat from Colorado, a state that could be crucial in  deciding which party controls the legislative chamber. With about 60 percent of the vote counted, Coors was  leading former U.S. Congressman Bob Schaffer 60 percent to 40  percent, while Salazar was ahead with 76 percent of the vote  against Mike Miles, a public school administrator, who got 24  percent. Salazar, the first Hispanic to be elected to statewide  office in Colorado, was congratulated by U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine,  chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. [more]