{"id":2283666,"date":"2024-06-25T23:09:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T03:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-defeats-five-challengers-in-gop-primary-for-ken-buck-seat-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T23:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T03:11:24","slug":"boebert-defeats-five-challengers-in-gop-primary-for-ken-buck-seat-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-defeats-five-challengers-in-gop-primary-for-ken-buck-seat-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Boebert defeats five challengers in GOP primary for Ken Buck seat &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboebert-defeats-five-challengers-in-gop-primary-for-ken-buck-seat-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2283666&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Lauren\u2064 Boebert (R-CO) \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-cruises-to-victory-in-virginias-democratic-gubernatorial-primary\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe Cruises To Victory In Virginia\u2019s Democratic Gubernatorial Primary\">easily won<\/a> the primary for \u200dColorado&#8217;s 4th Congressional District, outrunning five other candidates. The Associated Press declared her the winner shortly after the polls closed, as she led with 44.3%\u2062 of the votes, significantly ahead of her nearest competitor, Deborah Flora, who garnered 15.3%. Boebert&#8217;s campaign visibility was boosted \u2064by her exclusive use of TV ads and was further supported by endorsements from former President Donald Trump and Dave \u200dWilliams, the chairman\u2062 of the \u200cColorado GOP. Transitioning\u200b from the 3rd District, where \u200dshe previously\u200c served and had a narrowly contested race \u2064in\u200d 2022, Boebert \u2064is poised to take the reliably\u2064 Republican seat \u200dformerly held by Ken Buck, \u2062if she wins \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a>\u200b in November.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lauren-boebert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lauren Boebert<\/a> (R-CO) skated to victory on Tuesday after defeating five other competitors in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Colorado\u2019s<\/a> 4th Congressional District <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/primaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>primary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race for Boebert at 9:22 p.m., only 22 minutes after the polls closed. She won the primary with 44.3% at the time the race was called. Her closest competitor, Deborah Flora, received 15.3% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Boebert was effectively the only 4th District primary candidate who ran TV ads as part of her campaign. This, combined with her name recognition and congressional coffers, helped cement her as the front-runner in the race. Boebert, who decided not to run for another term in the 3rd District after a close race in 2022, also had an endorsement from former President Donald Trump and the chairman of the Colorado GOP, Dave Williams.<\/p>\n<p>If Boebert wins in November \u2014 the district is considered reliably Republican \u2014 she will take over the seat formerly held by ex-GOP Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ken Buck<\/a>, who retired early in March due to what he considered a dysfunctional House that had \u201cdevolved into bickering and nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also being held on Tuesday was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roy-moores-defamation-victory-sends-a-message-about-the-actual-malice-standard\/\" title=\"Roy Moore\u2019s Defamation Victory Sends A Message About The \u2018Actual Malice\u2019 Standard\">special election contest<\/a> to finish out the remainder of Buck\u2019s current term in Congress. Boebert opted not to run in that race, with former Parker, Colorado, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2974813\/greg-lopez-colorado-gop-ken-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Greg Lopez<\/a> favored to win on Tuesday night. He plans to retire from Congress in January, essentially acting as a caretaker for the seat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boebert\u2019s decision not to run for reelection in the 3rd District brought some relief to the House GOP. With her as the leading Republican candidate, the 3rd District was rated a \u201ctoss-up\u201d by the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>. The GOP had concerns that, even if Boebert won the 3rd District primary, she would face defeat in a general election against Democrat Adam Frisch, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-gop-rep-david-valadao-flips-california-house-seat-its-the-third-pickup-in-the-state-for-republicans\/\" title=\"Former GOP Rep. David Valadao flips California House seat. It's the third pickup in the state for Republicans.\">narrowly lost<\/a> to her in the 2022 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman portrayed her swap to the 4th District as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3054749\/boebert-fresh-start-safer-colorado-house-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201cfresh start\u201d <\/a>for her and her sons. Her primary win comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2452458\/lauren-boebert-says-she-was-a-little-too-eccentric-during-beetlejuice-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>months of scrutiny<\/a> for behavior at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2955495\/boebert-gop-opponents-blast-boozy-trump-new-york-gala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Manhattan gala<\/a> and at the production of <em>Beetlejuice<\/em> in a Denver theater.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) won Colorado\u2019s 4th Congressional District primary, defeating five rivals. The Associated Press declared her the winner 22 minutes post-poll closure, with 44.3% of the vote. Her nearest challenger, Deborah, trailed behind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2283667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lauren-Boebert-Capitol-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8315,32773,32769,32076],"class_list":["post-2283666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-boebert","tag-gop-primary","tag-ken-buck","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lauren-Boebert-Capitol-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2283666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2283667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2283666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2283666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2283666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}