1-minute voter guide: GOP primary for U.S. Senate will speak volumes

State of play: Ron Hanks, who served in the military for three decades and worked in the oil and gas industry, is a first-term state representative from Fremont County. He has emerged as one of the chamber's most conservative members, which diverges from his previous run for Congress in California.

• Hanks launched his low-budget campaign with a video showing him shooting a Dominion voting machine — part of his unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
• He opposes abortion at all stages of pregnancy, doesn't support mail-in ballots and wants to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

Joe O'Dea is a first-time candidate who is pouring more than $1 million into his campaign to fund a major advertising blitz. He made his fortune owning a construction company and two event centers in Denver.

• He's billing himself as the pragmatic option, as a moderate who believes in human-caused climate change, doesn't oppose all abortion and wouldn't vote to repeal the federal health care law signed by President Obama.
• He also accepts the outcomes of the 2020 election.

What to watch: In a recent debate, Hanks wouldn't commit to accepting the results of the primary if he loses.