Colorado primary election: Lauren Boebert wins Republican CD4 race, other Tuesday updates
Tuesday, June 25 — otherwise known as Colorado's state primary election.
There was also a special election to identify who will replace former Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. — who stepped down from his seat representing the 4th Congressional District on March 22 — for the remainder of the term.
Below are Tuesday's updates on contested races with ties to Larimer County. We added the most recent updates to the top of the below section.
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— David Dishman, Sarah Kyle and Natasha Lovato
John Padora: 'I'm disappointed by the outcome' in Democratic CD4 primary
In an email to The Coloradoan, 4th Congressional District Democratic candidate John Padora shared his disappointment over unofficial election results showing he received about 14% of results while candidate Trisha Calvarese received about 45% of votes and candidate Ike McCorkle received about 41% of votes.
"It's clear that we didn't achieve the results we hoped for in this primary, and I'm disappointed by the outcome. However, I couldn't be prouder of our supporters, volunteers, staff, and the hard work that went into running a solid campaign. I sincerely hope Lauren Boebert doesn't represent us in Congress. This campaign has been a life-changing experience, and I deeply appreciate all the incredible people I've met throughout the district and the connections we've forged, bringing me closer to our community," he said.
— Natasha Lovato
Trisha Calvarese celebrates projected win in Democratic CD4 primary
In an email to The Coloradoan, 4th Congressional District Democratic candidate Trisha Calvarese celebrated her projected primary win. As of with about 11:30, Calvarese — who faced two opponents in the race — had over 45% of votes, based on the unofficial results.
"I showed up months after my parents both died of cancer last to this race, with no money, an accidental self inflicted mullet, and a cell phone. And here we are," Calvarese said. "The kindness, compassion, and time folks have invested in this campaign are a gift. They've shared their sorrow and heartbreak. And they have confirmed the values that I was raised on right here in Douglas County. That ordinary people can step up in the face of adversity and prevail. That we can choose hope over fear, community over division. I learned that from folks like Ms. Jo Grasso, my Highlands Ranch High School English teacher. I heard from her today. She told me to stand up, to be counted. That's what I'm doing. I am so proud to be a daughter of the district and honored to have won the Democratic primary to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional, my home district."
In addition to running in the Democratic primary for the CD4 seat, Calvarese was also in the running to complete the remainder of former Rep. Ken Buck's term. Buck stepped down from his seat representing the 4th Congressional District on March 22.
Calvarese made no comment on her projected loss to special election Republican candidate Greg Lopez, who is winning with over 58% of votes.
— Natasha Lovato
Ben 'Uncle Benny' Aste has nearly 60% of vote in Republican primary for Board of County Commissioners
Ben "Uncle Benny" Aste's lead over Paul Rennemeyer in the Republican primary race for Larimer County Board of County Commissioners District 3 is growing. As of Larimer County's late-night release of updated election results, Aste had nearly 60% of the vote.
The county isn't done processing results but is taking a break for the night and said on its results page that counting will resume Wednesday.
— Sarah Kyle
Yara Zokaie calls projected win in Colorado House District 52 race 'honor of a lifetime'
House District 52 Democratic candidate Yara Zokaie thanked voters for "the honor of a lifetime" in response to her projected House District 52 Democratic candidate win with 62% of votes so far.
"I thank my opponent for a great discussion of ideas during this process," Zokaie said in an email to The Coloradoan. "Our win just solidifies my belief that people power can beat big money. I look forward to a strong campaign in the general election this fall, and hope we can come together as a community to protect our environment, support our schools, and ensure access to healthcare for everyone."
— Natasha Lovato
Ethne Treick: 'I'm proud of the campaign we've run' in Colorado House District 52
In an email to The Coloradoan, Colorado House District 52 Democratic candidate Ethnie Treick expressed her disappointment of the unofficial election results. As of 11:10 p.m., unofficial results show that Treick has about half as many votes has her competitor, Yara Zokaie. Zokaie had 6,046 votes so far, while Treick had 3,715 votes.
"While the results aren’t what we hoped they’d be, I’m proud of the campaign we’ve run — it’s always been focused on the community and the issues people really care about. I feel immense gratitude for the connections I’ve had with voters on their doorsteps and I want to continue moving these issues forward," Treick said.
— Natasha Lovato
Larimer, Weld counties among those still reporting election results in Colorado primary
Shortly before 11 p.m., Larimer County and Weld County remained two of only 11 counties yet to complete their election night reporting. The reporting is of unofficial results, and results won't be certified for up to several weeks following the election.
Larimer County's results page said its next round of results will come "no later than midnight."
— David Dishman and Sarah Kyle
Ike McCorkle on Trisha Calvarese lead: Race to represent Democratic party in CD4 race 'too close to call'
4th Congressional District Democratic candidate Ike McCorkle told The Coloradoan in an email that he is not conceding to Democratic candidate Trisha Calvarese yet.
Calvarese has 20,300 votes and McCorkle has 18,325, according to unofficial results.
"With several thousand votes left to count, the race remains too close to call. I want to sincerely thank the over 18,000 Coloradans whose votes have been counted for us so far, and we will continue to watch the results unfold," McCorkle said.
Counties still in progress of reporting within the 4th Congressional District include Larimer, Weld, Adams and Arapahoe.
— Natasha Lovato
Yara Zokaie maintains lead in Democratic primary for Colorado House District 52
According to unofficial results, Yara Zokaie is maintaining her lead in the Democratic primary for House District 52, over Ethnie Treick with nearly 62% of the vote.
— Natasha Lovato
Lesley Smith maintains lead in Democratic primary for Colorado House District 49
Lesley Smith is maintaining a strong lead in the Democratic primary for Colorado House District 49 over Max Woodfin with about 71% of the votes so far, according to unofficial results.
— Natasha Lovato
Lori Garcia Sander maintains lead in Republican primary for Colorado House District 65
Lori Garcia Sander is currently beating Trent Lane Leisy in the Republican primary for Colorado State House District 65. Sander has received nearly 63% of reported votes thus far, according to unofficial election results.
— David Dishman
Barb Kirkmeyer maintains lead in Republican primary for Colorado Senate District 23
Incumbent Barb Kirkmeyer maintains her commanding lead over Natalie Abshier in the Republican race for the Colorado Senate District 23 bid. Kirkmeyer currently has nearly 12,684 of the counted votes, according to unofficial election results, compared to 4,686 for Abshier.
— David Dishman
Calvarese maintains lead in Democratic primary for 4th Congressional District
According to unofficial results, Trisha Calvarese is maintaining her lead in the 4th Congressional District Democratic race with over 45% of votes. Ike McCorkle has over 41% and John Padora Jr. has over 13% of votes so far.
— Natasha Lovato
Kristi Burton Brown maintains lead in Republican primary for 4th Congressional District State Board of Education seat
Kristi Burton Brown currently holds a lead over Saundra Larsen in the Republican primary for the Congressional District 4 State Board of Education seat. She has nearly 49,919 votes reported thus far, according to unofficial election results, compared to 44,228 for Larsen.
— David Dishman
Greg Lopez maintains lead in special election to fill former Rep. Ken Buck's CD4 seat
Republican Greg Lopez maintains a commanding lead in the CD4 Congressional Vacancy Election, with nearly 59% of the votes, according to unofficial election results. Democrat Trisha Eloise Calvarese currently has nearly 34% of the votes.
The winner will serve the remainder of former Rep. Ken Buck's term. On March 22, Buck stepped down from the seat.
— David Dishman
Marisol Rodriguez: 'I personally congratulated Kathy Gebhardt on her win' in State Board of Education race
In a press release, 2nd Congressional District Board of Education Democratic candidate Marisol Rodriguez stated that she doesn't see a path to victory tonight and congratulated Kathy Gebhardt on her projected win.
"I would like to thank all of the voters who supported me and shared my vision for how we can empower our education system to better support our students and their families," Rodriguez said. "I personally congratulated Kathy Gebhardt on her win tonight and wish her every success in the general election in November."
The unofficial results show Gebhardt in the lead with 56% of the votes so far and Rodriguez with 44% of the votes.
— Natasha Lovato
Boebert wins GOP primary for CD4
Lauren Boebert wins the GOP primary for the 4th Congressional District, as reported by USA TODAY.
Boebert will be heavily favored in November in the heavily Republican district. Her opponent remains to be determined in the Democratic primary, though Trisha Calvarese currently leads that race with over 45% of the votes.
— Natasha Lovato
Ben 'Uncle Benny' Aste continues to lead Republican primary for Board of County Commissioners
Ben "Uncle Benny" Aste continues to lead the Republican primary race for Larimer County Board of County Commissioners District 3 in the latest round of unofficial results, which were released by the county around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Aste has 15,700 votes so far — nearly 59% of votes counted so far — compared to Paul Rennemeyer's 11,057.
— Sarah Kyle
Yara Zokaie leads Democratic primary for Colorado House District 52
Unofficial results for the Democratic primary election for Colorado House District 52 show Yara Zokaie in the lead so far with 6,046 votes and Ethnie Treick with 3,715 votes.
— Natasha Lovato
Lesley Smith leads Democratic primary for Colorado House District 49
According to unofficial results for the Democratic primary election, the race for Colorado House District 49 shows Lesley Smith in the lead so far with 7,995 votes and Max Woodfin with 3,081 votes.
— Natasha Lovato
Lori Garcia Sander leads Republican primary for Colorado House District 65
Lori Garcia Sander is currently beating Trent Lane Leisy in the Republican primary for Colorado State House District 65. Sander has received 7,256 votes to Leisy's 4,218 thus far, according to unofficial election results.
— David Dishman
Barb Kirkmeyer leads Republican primary for Colorado Senate District 23
Incumbent Barb Kirkmeyer holds a commanding lead over Natalie Abshier in the Republican race for the Colorado Senate District 23 bid. Kirkmeyer currently has nearly 73% of the counted votes, according to unofficial election results.
— David Dishman
Kathy Gebhardt leads Democratic primary for 2nd Congressional District Board of Education seat
The 2nd Congressional District Board of Education Democratic race shows Kathy Gebhardt currently leading with 36,863 votes; Marisol Lynda Rodriguez has 29,821 votes, according to unofficial election results.
— Natasha Lovato
Kristi Burton Brown leads Republican primary for 4th Congressional District State Board of Education seat
Kristi Burton Brown currently holds a lead over Saundra Larsen in the Republican primary for the Congressional District 4 State Board of Education seat. She has nearly 53% of the votes reported thus far, according to unofficial election results.
— David Dishman
Greg Lopez leads in special election to fill former Rep. Ken Buck's CD4 seat
Republican Greg Lopez holds a commanding lead in the CD4 Congressional Vacancy Election, with 58% of the votes, according to unofficial election results. Democrat Trisha Eloise Calvarese currently has nearly 35% of the votes.
— David Dishman
Bulk of Colorado counties still reporting primary election results
An hour after polls closed, much of the state's counties continue to report results. More than 80% of the counties are still in the process of reporting results.
— David Dishman
Trisha Calvarese takes early lead in Democratic primary for 4th Congressional District
Trisha Calvarese holds an early lead over Ike McCorkle in the race to secure the Democratic bid in U.S. Congressional District 4, according to unofficial election results. She currently has 18,371 votes to McCorkle's 16,343. John Padora Jr. has 5,370.
— David Dishman
Lauren Boebert takes early lead in Republican primary for 4th Congressional District
Lauren Boebert jumped out to an early lead Tuesday night in the race to secure the Republican bid for the U.S. Congressional District 4, according to unofficial election results. She secured nearly 43% of the first 94,000 votes counted, compared to just 14.08% for second place Jerry Sonnenberg at the moment.
— David Dishman
Ben 'Uncle Benny' Aste leads Republican Larimer County Board of County Commissioners District 3 race
Ben "Uncle Benny" Aste has about 58% of votes counted so far in the Republican primary election for Larimer County Board of County Commissioners District 3. Aste has received 13,594 votes, while Paul Rennemeyer has received 9,679.
The winner will face incumbent Jody Shadduck-McNally in November.
— David Dishman
Polls are closed. We'll bring you Colorado state primary election results as they come in.
It's 7 p.m., and polls are closed in Colorado. Election fellow Natasha Lovato, Associate Editor Sarah Kyle and Executive Editor David Dishman are standing by for results so we can share an early outlook on a number of contested races that appeared on Larimer County primary ballots, from the races to represent the Democratic and Republican parties in the Nov. 5 election for the 4th Congressional District seat to who will face incumbent Jody Shadduck-McNally in the election for the District 3 seat on the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners.
Keep coming back to this story to find our latest primary election night updates.
— Sarah Kyle
Already vote? Here's how to know if your ballot was counted
Here's some helpful information from our previous election coverage this year:
You can sign up for BallotTrax, a free service through the state that will update you on the status of your ballot. Visit BallotTrax.coloradosos.gov to sign up.
Need a visual? Check out the video at the top of this story.
— Natasha Lovato
Colorado polls close in 2 hours
If you haven't voted yet, you can still drop off your ballot or vote in person until 7 p.m.
Need to find a ballot box or get a refresher on who's on your Larimer County ballot? We've got you covered with our primary guide. Worried about long lines? You can see wait times at Voter Service and Polling locations on the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder's website.
And don't forget to come back to this story for election results and other updates after the polls close.
— Sarah Kyle
This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: June 25 updates from Colorado state primary election 2024
