2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election

2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election
Colorado's 4th congressional district
	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

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Withdrawn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 (unsuccessfully ran in the regular primary)^[5]

Declined

Lauren Boebert, U.S. Representative from the 3rd district (running in regular primary)^[10]

Endorsements

Greg Lopez

State legislators

Richard Holtorf, state representative^[11]

Jerry Sonnenberg (eliminated)

State legislators

Ted Harvey, former state senator and candidate for the 6th district in 2008^[11]

Declined to endorse

U.S. representatives

Ken Buck, incumbent U.S. representative for this district^[9]

Convention results

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

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

Nominee

Trisha Calvarese, communications professional^[13]

Eliminated at convention

Karen Breslin, attorney, college professor, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022^[13]
Ike McCorkle, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and nominee for this district in 2020 and 2022^[13]
John Padora, engineer^[13]

Convention results

Democratic convention results^[14]
Candidate	First ballot	Second ballot		Third ballot
Candidate	%	%	%	%
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

Candidates

Frank Atwood (Approval Voting), chair of the Approval Voting Party and perennial candidate^[15]
Hannah Goodman (Libertarian), chair of the Colorado Libertarian Party^[16]

General election

Results

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
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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

^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ @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.
^ "2024 US House - District 4 Vacancy Election Candidate List & Ballot Order". Colorado Secretary of State. April 26, 2024.
^ Freed, Judah (April 1, 2024). "Colorado Libertarians Select Potential Spoiler Candidates at 2024 State Convention". Colorado Times Recorder.
^ "Representative to the 118th United States Congress - District 4 (Congressional Vacancy Election)". Colorado Secretary of State. 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

[leave-1] 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.

[Lopez-5] 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.

[tv-7] 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

[Vacant-8] 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.

[scrambling-9] 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.

[GOP_Convention-11] @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.

[Dem_Candidates-13] 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.

[CO04S-15] "2024 US House - District 4 Vacancy Election Candidate List & Ballot Order". Colorado Secretary of State. April 26, 2024.

[COLibertarian-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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2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election

Republican nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Convention results

Democratic nomination

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Convention results

Minor party nominations

Candidates

General election

Results

References

External links

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