Former incumbent Yadira Caraveo holds a double-digit lead in the crowded Democratic primary in Colorado's battleground 8th Congressional District more than a year before voters will pick a nominee to challenge Republican Gabe Evans, an internal poll released Thursday by Caraveo's campaign shows.

Caraveo, who lost her bid for reelection to Evans last year by a narrow margin, was the choice of 36% of Democratic primary voters polled, with the four other declared and likely candidates in single digits, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted last week. Nearly four in 10 voters were undecided.

Covering parts of Adams, Weld and Larimer counties north of the Denver metro area, the closely divided district has been a top target nationally since its creation after the 2020 census a

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