2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election
Election following resignation of Ken Buck
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The 2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election will be held on June 25, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in Colorado's 4th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress. The seat became vacant on March 22, 2024, when Ken Buck resigned from Congress.[1]
The 4th district is based in eastern Colorado and the exurbs of Denver, taking in Highlands Ranch, Loveland, and Castle Rock.[2] It is considered a safe Republican district.[1]
Nominees will not be chosen via primary election. Instead, each party's nominee will be selected by a committee of party leaders and elected officials in the 4th congressional district.[3]
Republican nomination
The Republican nominee was chosen on March 28, 2024, by a 111-member committee. Two candidates in the election, Holtorf and Lynch, served on the committee.[4]
Candidates
Nominee
- Greg Lopez, former mayor of Parker and candidate for governor in 2018 and 2022[5]
Eliminated at convention
- Ted Harvey, former state senator and candidate for the 6th district in 2008[6]
- Richard Holtorf, state representative[7]
- Mike Lynch, state representative and former Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives[7]
- Scott Melbye, nuclear energy executive[8]
- Chris Phelen, businessman and former policy advisor to U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema[8]
- Jerry Sonnenberg, Logan County commissioner and former president pro tempore of the Colorado Senate[9]
- Floyd Trujillo, energy consultant and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014[8]
- Peter Yu, mortgage banker, nominee for the 2nd district in 2018, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022[8]
Withdrawn
- Deborah Flora, radio host and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 (running in regular primary)[5]
Declined
- Lauren Boebert, U.S. Representative from the 3rd district (running in regular primary)[10]
Endorsements
Declined to endorse
Convention results
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Greg Lopez | 12 | 12.2% | 17 | 17.3% | 27 | 27.6% | 34 | 34.7% | 45 | 45.9% | 51 | 52.6% |
| Jerry Sonnenberg | 23 | 23.5% | 24 | 24.5% | 24 | 32.6% | 24 | 24.5% | 30 | 30.6% | 46 | 47.4% |
| Ted Harvey | 24 | 24.5% | 27 | 27.6% | 24 | 24.5% | 26 | 26.5% | 23 | 23.5% | Eliminated | |
| Richard Holtorf | 12 | 12.2% | 13 | 13.3% | 16 | 16.3% | 14 | 14.3% | Eliminated | |||
| Mike Lynch | 11 | 11.2% | 10 | 10.2% | 7 | 7.1% | Eliminated | |||||
| Scott Melbye | 10 | 10.2% | 4 | 4.1% | Eliminated | |||||||
| Chris Phelen | 6 | 6.1% | 4 | 4.1% | Eliminated | |||||||
| Floyd Trujillo | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | Eliminated | |||||||
| Peter Yu | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | Eliminated | |||||||
Democratic nomination
The Democratic nominee will be chosen at a meeting on April 1, 2024.[12]
General election
Results
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References
- ^ a b Kim, Caitlyn (March 12, 2024). "Rep. Ken Buck to leave office early". Colorado Public Radio.
On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said he's scheduling the vacancy election for June 25, to coincide with the state primary.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections congressional district geographic descriptions & largest places (119th Congress)". Daily Kos. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Luning, Ernest (March 12, 2024). "Colorado's Ken Buck to step down from Congress next week". Colorado Politics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Singer, Jeff (March 19, 2024). "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 3/19". Daily Kos. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b Eason, Brian; Fish, Sandra; Paul, Jesse (March 22, 2024). "Colorado's marijuana tax situation is even worse than budget writers thought". The Colorado Sun. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024.
Former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2018 and 2022, said Thursday he will run for the Republican special election nomination in Colorado's 4th Congressional District
- ^ Paul, Jesse (March 13, 2024). "Lauren Boebert won't pursue special election nomination to replace Ken Buck after his abrupt resignation". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Luning, Ernest (March 18, 2024). "Lauren Boebert touts Trump endorsement in first TV ad of primary election campaign". Colorado Politics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
Additional Republicans running in the crowded primary include state Reps. Mike Lynch and Richard Holtorf...unlike Boebert, the other announced primary candidates have said they will seek the GOP nod to run in the special election
- ^ a b c d Luning, Ernest (March 28, 2024). "Colorado Republicans to pick nominee for special election to fill Ken Buck's vacant US House seat". Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Paul, Jesse (March 12, 2024). "Ken Buck announces he will leave Congress on March 22, scrambling race to replace him that includes Lauren Boebert". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Coltrain, Nick (March 13, 2024). "U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert blasts Ken Buck's resignation, says she will skip special election to focus on primary race". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ @eluning (March 7, 2012). "Republicans running for the #CO04 special election to fill the remainder of Ken Buck's term draw cards for speaking order at convention to nominate GOP candidate to June ballot #copolitics" (Tweet). Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Nir, David (March 15, 2024). "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 3/15". Daily Kos. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
Reporter Ernest Lee Luning says Democrats in Colorado's 4th Congressional District will meet on April 1 to pick a nominee for the June 25 special election to replace Republican Rep. Ken Buck.
