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2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election

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2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election

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Colorado's 4th congressional district
 
Nominee Greg Lopez Trisha Calvarese Hannah Goodman
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 100,095 59,013 9,068
Percentage 58.40% 34.43% 5.29%

County results
Lopez:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Ken Buck
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Greg Lopez
Republican

The 2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election was 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 and the most strongly Republican district in Colorado.[1]

Nominees were not chosen via primary election. Instead, each party's nominee was selected by a committee of party leaders and elected officials in the 4th congressional district.[3]

Republican nominee Greg Lopez easily defeated Democratic nominee Trisha Calvarese with 58.4% of the vote.

Republican nomination

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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

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Nominee

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Eliminated at convention

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Jerry Sonnenberg (eliminated)
State legislators
Declined to endorse
U.S. representatives
  • Ken Buck, incumbent U.S. representative for this district[9]

Convention results

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Republican convention results[11]
Candidate First ballot Second ballot Third ballot Fourth ballot Fifth ballot Sixth ballot
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 24.5% 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

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The Democratic nominee was chosen at a meeting on April 1, 2024.[12]

Nominee

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  • Trisha Calvarese, communications professional[13]

Eliminated at convention

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Convention results

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Democratic convention results[14]
Candidate First ballot Second ballot Third ballot
% % % %
Trisha Calvarese 31.8% 47.2% 64.5%
John Padora 29.0% 26.4% 56.6% 35.5%
Ike McCorkle 26.5% 26.4% 43.4% Eliminated
Karen Breslin 12.8% Eliminated

Minor party nominations

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Candidates

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General election

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Results

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2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district vacancy election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Lopez 100,095 58.40%
Democratic Trisha Calvarese 59,013 34.43%
Libertarian Hannah Goodman 9,069 5.29%
Approval Voting Frank Atwood 3,225 1.88%
Total votes 171,402 100.00%
Republican hold
By county
County Greg Lopez
Republican
Trisha Calvarese
Democratic
Hannah Goodman
Libertarian
Frank Atwood
AVP
Margin Total
votes
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 1,656 68.5 494 20.4 160 6.6 107 4.4 1,162 48.1 2,417
Arapahoe 2,881 50.7 2,413 42.5 292 5.1 96 1.7 468 8.2 5,682
Baca 754 81.1 116 12.5 45 4.8 15 1.6 638 68.6 930
Bent 777 70.4 231 20.9 63 5.7 33 3.0 546 49.5 1,104
Cheyenne 541 87.3 38 6.1 28 4.5 13 2.1 503 81.2 620
Crowley 662 74.6 161 18.2 43 4.8 21 2.4 501 56.4 887
Douglas 45,311 52.3 35,088 40.5 4,618 5.3 1,623 1.9 10,223 11.8 86,640
El Paso 1,731 79.7 297 13.7 115 5.3 29 1.3 1,434 66.0 2,172
Elbert 6,536 74.4 1,669 19.0 459 5.2 121 1.4 4,867 55.4 8,785
Kiowa 311 83.6 33 8.9 19 5.1 9 2.4 278 74.7 372
Kit Carson 1,537 82.6 222 11.9 76 4.1 26 1.4 1,315 70.7 1,861
Larimer 12,536 49.1 11,303 44.3 1,256 4.9 430 1.7 1,233 4.8 25,525
Lincoln 981 79.4 165 13.4 65 5.3 24 1.9 816 66.0 1,235
Logan 3,649 75.6 825 17.1 240 5.0 115 2.4 2,824 58.5 4,829
Morgan 3,903 73.3 1,027 19.3 287 5.4 107 2.0 2,876 54.0 5,324
Phillips 1,031 77.5 156 11.7 114 8.6 30 2.3 875 65.8 1,331
Prowers 1,924 76.4 421 16.7 125 5.0 47 1.9 1,503 59.7 2,517
Sedgwick 546 74.4 125 17.0 38 5.2 25 3.4 421 57.4 734
Washington 1,398 85.5 121 7.4 79 4.8 37 2.3 1,277 78.1 1,635
Weld 9,656 66.1 3,862 26.4 820 5.6 278 1.9 5,794 39.7 14,616
Yuma 1,774 81.2 246 11.3 127 5.8 39 1.8 1,528 69.9 2,186
Total 100,095 58.4 59,013 34.4 9,069 5.3 3,225 1.9 41,082 24.0 171,402

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Daily Kos Elections congressional district geographic descriptions & largest places (119th Congress)". Daily Kos. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Luning, Ernest (March 12, 2024). "Colorado's Ken Buck to step down from Congress next week". Colorado Politics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Singer, Jeff (March 19, 2024). "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 3/19". Daily Kos. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c @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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b c d Paul, Jesse (April 1, 2024). "Democrats select Trisha Calvarese to be their nominee for the special election to replace Ken Buck". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  14. ^ @eluning (April 2, 2024). "First round of voting completed in Colorado Democrats' convention to pick a candidate for #CO04 seat vacated by Ken Buck: Trisha Calvarese 31.8% John Padora 29% Ike McCorkle 26.5% Karen Breslin 12.8% Since no one got a majority, Breslin drops out for next round. #copolitics" (Tweet). Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "2024 US House - District 4 Vacancy Election Candidate List & Ballot Order". Colorado Secretary of State. April 26, 2024.
  16. ^ Freed, Judah (April 1, 2024). "Colorado Libertarians Select Potential Spoiler Candidates at 2024 State Convention". Colorado Times Recorder.
  17. ^ "Representative to the 118th United States Congress - District 4 (Congressional Vacancy Election)". Colorado Secretary of State. 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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