A Republican former mayor who ran twice for governor and a Democratic first-time candidate will face off in Colorado’s 4th District on June 25 in a special election to fill the vacancy created by Rep. Ken Buck’s resignation. But if the Republican wins, he won’t be in Congress long, because he is not running for a full term.
While party committees in the 4th District each picked the nominees for the special election to serve Buck’s unexpired term, there are competitive primaries — also on June 25 — to pick nominees who will serve in the next Congress.
Among the GOP candidates is Rep. Lauren Boebert, who switched from the more competitive 3rd District in the western part of the state, which she currently represents, to run in the solid red 4th District in eastern Colorado. She did not compete to fill Buck’s unexpired term, and criticized the scheduling of the primary and special elections on the same day as a “swampy backroom deal.”
