Republican Greg Lopez, a former mayor who twice sought the Republican nomination for governor, cruised to victory Tuesday in a special election in Colorado’s 4th District and will replace former Rep. Ken Buck, who resigned in March.
Lopez had 57 percent of the vote to Democrat Trisha Calvarese’s 36 percent when The Associated Press called the race at 9:32 p.m. Eastern time. Two third-party candidates were also running.
Lopez will serve the remainder of Buck’s term, which runs through Jan. 3. He did not run in the simultaneous primary Tuesday for the nomination for a full term. He raised only $40,000 through June 5 for the special election, according to the latest disclosure at the Federal Election Commission. That total included $5,000 contributions each from the leadership PACs of Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Tom Emmer, former chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
