WINDSOR — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert decisively won the six-way Republican primary Tuesday night in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, making her reelection to Congress highly likely despite nearly two years of embarrassing personal and political turmoil.
The race was called by The Associated Press at 7:21 p.m., shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m., when Boebert had 43% of the vote. She kept that share through the night.
None of Boebert’s five Republican primary opponents were coming close to beating her. At 11:15 p.m., former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg was in a distant second with 15% of the vote. He called Boebert to concede.
Supporters at Boebert’s watch party at a Windsor restaurant cheered loudly when Fox News, being broadcast on large TVs at the venue, announced Boebert’s victory. The congresswoman, wearing a MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN hat signed by Donald Trump and a pair of the former president’s gold, branded sneakers, gave her mother a big hug.
Relief washed across her face.
“We know we are going to have a landslide victory on Nov. 5 in CD4,” she said as she declared victory in the primary.
Boebert vowed to unite Republicans, including her primary opponents, around her general election campaign.
Because of how favorable the 4th District is to Republicans, Boebert is the overwhelming favorite to win in November. Former U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Republican, won his last two elections in the GOP stronghold, which includes Douglas County and Loveland and sweeps across the Eastern Plains, by a whopping 23 percentage points each.
Another sign the district is unlikely to back a Democrat over Boebert: Republican Greg Lopez on Tuesday easily won the special election in the district to serve out the remainder of Buck’s term. (The congressman resigned on March 22.)
