Colorado’s congressional delegation faces a reshuffling in new week's state primaries after a retirement, resignation and one relocation have ensured that at least a third of the state’s population will have new representation in Washington next year.
FILE - Mark Moorman bids on cattle during an auction in Brush, Colo., on Jan. 11, 2024. Rep. Lauren Boebert , R-Colo., left her competitive 3rd District race to compete instead in the safer Republican 4th District, which encompasses Brush, for the Tuesday, June 25, state primary.
Several of the candidates vying for the full-term seat also sought the Republican nomination to fill Buck’s vacancy, but a state Republican Party committeeDespite the controversies, Boebert likely improved her chances at reelection with the move to a district that former President Donald Trump carried twice with almost 60% of the vote. She leads the field in fundraising and has the backing of Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and the state party.
Caraveo won her seat in 2022 with just 48% of the vote in this new district near Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins. Trump received 46% of the vote in the area in the last two presidential elections, enough to outperform Hillary Clinton in 2016 but about 4 percentage points shy of Joe Biden in 2020.has created an opening for this Republican-friendly seat anchored by Colorado Springs.
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