August 28, 2012 12:00 AM UTC

Poll: Who Will Win in SD-19?

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• by: Colorado Pols

With just over two months until election day, the race between State Senator Evie Hudak and Republican opponent Lang Sias is entering its most competitive phase. So competitive, in fact, that Hudak may be feeling some of the pressure: she was hospitalized late last week during a candidate forum after suffering from a bout of vertigo.

Still, with her medical problems sorted out, Hudak doesn’t have major cause to worry, yet. She continues to blow Sias out of the water in the money race, bringing in nearly $10,000 more than her opponent in the most recent fundraising quarter. She also has well over two times more on hand. Hudak has taken advantage of every perk of incumbency, boosting her visibility through several “nonpartisan” town halls throughout the summer.

Hudak has always been an incredibly hardworking legislator. As a brash, high-profile Democrat in a swing district, then, she’s also incredibly vulnerable. Republicans view this seat as one of their top pick-up opportunities and will continue to hammer Hudak over her voting record and support of Prop-103. Sias may not be raising a lot of money on his own — not to mention the $75,00 in Congressional campaign debt he still owes — but the GOP and its independent-expenditure supporters are salivating at the opportunity to tear down Hudak by electing a combat veteran with statewide and national potential.

This race has always been expected to be close, and there’s no reason to think that there are going to be any bombshells on either side in the next two months. When we last asked this question in February, 100% of respondents thought that Hudak was going to win in November. With August in its waning days, we’ll ask again: who do you think will win in SD-19?

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