Markey Ousts Musgrave in Colorado

By Lauren W. Whittington

Posted November 5, 2008 at 12:15am

Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.) became the seventh House Republican to lose re-election Tuesday night, being tossed out in a landslide.

With 79 percent reporting, former Senate aide Betsy Markey (D) was ahead of Musgrave 56 percent to 44 percent and the Associated Press had called the race for the Democrat.

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