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Last-minute voter guide for Colorado’s 2024 primary election

A roundup of coverage of Colorado’s congressional races and other election news ahead of June 25 primary

Vote signs are seen outside the Voter Services and Polling Center at the Boulder County St. Vrain Community Hub in Longmont on Feb. 24, 2020. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Daily Camera)
Vote signs are seen outside the Voter Services and Polling Center at the Boulder County St. Vrain Community Hub in Longmont on Feb. 24, 2020. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Daily Camera)
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Colorado legislature

Deep pockets fuel primary election fight for Colorado Democratic Party’s future

A dizzying array of outside groups have unloaded more than $3.7 million on several Democratic primary races in and around metro Denver, as labor groups, corporations and more opaque spenders jockey to steer the ideological direction of the Democratic Party in newly blue Colorado.

Group tied to Colorado election overhaul drops $1 million in last-minute primary spending

A group backed by a wealthy Denverite who’s trying to overhaul Colorado’s election system dropped $1 million on more than a dozen statehouse races just days before a hotly contested primary Election Day, pumping another huge sum of cash into contests already awash in outside spending and dark money.


U.S. 3rd Congressional District

Colorado’s 3rd District prepares for epic, costly election battle — even without Lauren Boebert

Since U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert opted to change her address to one clear across the state late last year, the race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has fallen out of the media glare that seemingly shines on the controversial Republican congresswoman wherever she goes.


U.S. 4th Congressional District

Does Lauren Boebert have her GOP primary locked up — or will a lesser-known candidate break out?

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has uncorked a powerful political brew in her quest to clear a field of five Republican primary opponents, all of whom have deeper roots in Colorado’s easternmost district than the second-term congresswoman.

Republican Greg Lopez skips debate in Eastern Plains congressional contest

Colorado’s 4th Congressional District special election debate at the Grizzly Rose on Saturday featured two political novices, a guy who doesn’t want to win and an empty chair set aside for the presumed favorite in the race.

Rep. Lauren Boebert fights off attacks at Republican congressional debate less than a month before primary

Several Republican candidates vying to represent Colorado’s mostly rural 4th Congressional District went hard after U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert during a televised debate Thursday night, accusing her of accomplishing little during her more than three years in Congress and raising the question of whether she can prevail against a Democrat in November if nominated.


U.S. 5th Congressional District

Colorado GOP spent $20,000 to boost its chairman’s congressional campaign, records show

The Colorado GOP spent nearly $20,000 to support its chairman’s campaign against a fellow Republican for a rare open congressional seat, federal campaign finance records show — though the party’s treasurer disputes that it is out any money.

Colorado Republicans’ chair has used the state party to take on his congressional primary rival. Will it work?

An open seat in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District has led to open warfare within the state Republican Party.


U.S. 8th Congressional District

Two Republicans aim to flip Colorado’s newest congressional district two years after Democrat won a nail-biter

The race for Colorado’s newly formed 8th Congressional District was one of the closest contests in the country in 2022, with Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo eking out a victory by a less-than-1% margin over her Republican opponent.


More election stories

Who’s running for Congress in Colorado? Here are the candidates on the June 25 primary ballot.

All eight of Colorado’s congressional districts will have candidates on the June 25 primary ballot. And in three of those districts — the 3rd, 4th and 5th — the seat is open, providing the ingredients for a more boisterous fight than normal ahead of November’s election.

Pro-charter PAC pours nearly $1 million into single Colorado State Board of Education primary

Nearly $1 million — mostly from a group supporting charter schools — has poured into the Democratic primary for a seat on the Colorado State Board of Education, a race that some observers say could play a role in the future of charters in the state.

Democrat has strong showing in deep-red Colorado congressional district as candidates file fundraising reports

Colorado’s latest congressional campaign fundraising snapshot — the final one before the June 25 primary — showed new and intriguing dynamics emerging to stir things up in a high-profile presidential election year.

Even without Lauren Boebert as a foil, Adam Frisch leads in fundraising in Colorado congressional contests

Democrat Adam Frisch brought in the biggest financial haul of any of Colorado’s congressional hopefuls during the first three months of the year, raising $1.4 million — nearly six times as much as his main Republican rival in the 3rd Congressional District, Jeff Hurd.

Democracy, economy and immigration are among issues Denver Post readers say are most important in election

Moderate and liberal Denver Post readers agree: the nation’s democracy and good government are the most important issues in this year’s elections.

Coloradans want candidates to focus on good government and democracy — but that can mean many things

A lot of Coloradans are worried about our democracy. And they want candidates to pay attention to it, too. That is the message that comes through loud and clear from more than 4,500 responses to the Voter Voices survey that The Denver Post and dozens of other newsrooms around Colorado are circulating during this election year, as of last week. The effort has been coordinated by the Colorado News Collaborative.

We are asking Coloradans what they want candidates to focus on this election. Thousands have answered.

Thousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their votes this year need to be focused primarily on several broad issues: democracy and good government, the economy and cost of living, the environment, climate and natural resources, immigration and abortion.

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