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Jeff Hurd wins Republican primary election in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
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CBS Colorado, State

Jeff Hurd wins Republican primary election in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado The race to replace Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District is now focused with the results from Tuesday's primary election. Jeff Hurd, a self-appointed first-time politician, came out victorious in the Republican primary and will face Democratic candidate Adam Frisch in the general election in November. Hurd has said he is planning on running a serious campaign for rural Coloradans in a traditionally conservative district. With 91% of the votes counted, Hurd won by approximately 42%. "The Democrats and Adam Frisch are afraid of me," Hurd said on Tuesday. "They know that I am the candidate that can win the general election, that can hold this seat, that reflects western and southern Colorado values and ca...
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As primary draws to a close, candidates are making final pitch to voters, asking for turnout
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

As primary draws to a close, candidates are making final pitch to voters, asking for turnout

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice From the far stretches of the Eastern Plains to the Western Slope and all places in between, candidates up and down the ballot have spent the past six months attempting to woo voters. At one time earlier this year, a dozen candidates were vying for the Republican nomination in the 4th District to replace U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, and others in less ballyhooed races worked no less hard to earn support for their party nomination. All the miles, chicken dinners, speeches, videos and ads culminate Tuesday in the election of party nominees to various offices - nominees Republicans hope can win in the general election this fall. So what is the final message candidates hope to leave with voters? What efforts did candidates make to get voters to cast ba...
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Are attack ads for contentious primaries effective?
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kdvr.com, State

Are attack ads for contentious primaries effective?

By Sara Bichler | Fox 31 News More advertisements are coming out ahead of Tuesday’s primary election, and while some are meant to help a candidate, others are looking to make political opponents appear worse. In the race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional Seat on the Western Slope, six Republican candidates are vying for a spot on November’s ballot to take over the seat U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is leaving behind. Now, a national GOP Super PAC is trying to turn voters against one of the candidates. The Congressional Leadership Fund is hoping to convince voters that Ron Hans will lose in November if he wins the primary. This is despite Hanks being endorsed by the Colorado Republican Party. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Why is Democrat Adam Frisch running TV ads in 3rd District primary? To boost his chances in November
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State, The Colorado Sun

Why is Democrat Adam Frisch running TV ads in 3rd District primary? To boost his chances in November

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun Democrat Adam Frisch is spending at least $100,000 to air a TV ad in the Republican primary in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in an apparent attempt to shape the race and give himself a better chance to win in November. The ad attacks Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd for “ducking Republican debates” and for refusing to say who he voted for in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, as well as for being the beneficiary of corporate super PAC money. It’s a clear call to GOP primary voters in the Republican-leaning 3rd District to back a different candidate in the six-way race — someone Frisch believes will be easier to beat in November. Someone like former state Rep. Ron Hanks, an election denier who attended Donald Trump’s rally on Jan. 6, 2021,...
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What’s on my ballot? Reviewing the candidates for U.S. Representative
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

What’s on my ballot? Reviewing the candidates for U.S. Representative

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice While there will be five Democrat and four Republican positions for U.S. Representative unopposed, many voters around the state will have decisions to make for the office. Election Day is Tuesday, June 25. Registered voters should have received a mailed ballot or will in the coming days. Those Coloradans who are not yet registered to vote may do so in a couple of ways with various deadlines. Register at GoVoteColorado.gov through June 17, in order to receive a ballot by mail. Additionally, registration can be completed in person at a voting center until 7 p.m. on Election Day. Colorado elects members in eight districts to the U.S. House of Representatives. Following are choices you may have, based upon your registration with a major party or ...
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Poll: Jeff Hurd holds wide lead in Colorado’s 3rd District Republican primary
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coloradopolitics.com, State

Poll: Jeff Hurd holds wide lead in Colorado’s 3rd District Republican primary

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics Grand Junction Republican Jeff Hurd holds a comfortable lead in the six-way GOP primary in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District as ballots go in the mail to voters, new polling shows. Hurd, an attorney and first-time candidate, was the choice of 27% of the likely Republican primary voters polled, with none of his rivals breaking out of single digits, according to results of a co/efficient survey conducted this week and made available exclusively to Colorado Politics. Just over half of those surveyed said they were undecided. Covering most of the Western Slope and parts of Southern Colorado, the Republican-leaning district has been represented for two terms by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who moved across the state to another district ea...
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Rep. Boebert announces mobile office hours in 3rd District during June
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Rep. Boebert announces mobile office hours in 3rd District during June

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice There will be a number of opportunities in June for those in the 3rd District to connect with the staff of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Silt. This week, the Congresswoman announced a series of mobile office locations and hours in the district during the month of June. “If any citizen in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District is having issues with a federal agency, or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you," Boebert said. Residents in the 3rd District have gained considerable value from prior mobile office hours, with 270 hours logged in every county in the district, assisting 3,026 residents and returning $6.3 million to constituents, a press statement f...
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In 3rd District, Democratic Super PAC is running ads to help Ron Hanks win primary
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State, The Colorado Sun

In 3rd District, Democratic Super PAC is running ads to help Ron Hanks win primary

By Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish | The Colorado Sun A Democratic super PAC is spending at least $84,000 — and counting — to air a television ad boosting the profile of an election conspiracy theorist it wants to see win the six-way Republican primary in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.  The ad campaign is an effort by Rocky Mountain Values PAC to advance former state Rep. Ron Hanks to the general election because the group appears to believe he will be easier for the de facto Democratic nominee, former Aspen City Councilman Adam Frisch, to beat in November.  It’s a strategy Democrats tried in multiple Colorado races in 2022, including Hanks’ bid for U.S. Senate that year. It didn’t work, however. The more moderate GOP candidates won their primaries, but lost in the ge...
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Rep. Boebert’s bill delisting gray wolf from endangered list advances out of U.S. House
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National, Rocky Mountain Voice

Rep. Boebert’s bill delisting gray wolf from endangered list advances out of U.S. House

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has delivered on one of the first promises she made to her potential new U.S. House district. In various debates in the 4th District, Boebert has noted the depredation by the gray wolf in Colorado, and had pledged to pursue a bill in Congress which would remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. There are an estimated 13,000 gray wolves in the United States and another 30,000 in Canada. She authored House Resolution 764, titled the "Trust the Science Act", to remove protections the gray wolf enjoys while depredating livestock and other animals in Colorado. The act passed the U.S. House by a 209-205 vote Tuesday, oddly earning Democrat Rep. Yadira Caraveo's support among the four Democrat votes received. T...
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Andrews, Webb qualify for ballot in crowded 3rd District primary field for Boebert’s seat in Congress
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Andrews, Webb qualify for ballot in crowded 3rd District primary field for Boebert’s seat in Congress

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice The dance card is filling up in the 3rd District's primary election to select the Western Slope's Republican nominee to potentially become the next representative in Congress. Russ Andrews and Lew Webb were added to the list of hopefuls to receive the party's nomination to the general election on Wednesday, when the Secretary of State's office announced their qualifications to the ballot. The seat is presently held by Rep. Lauren Boebert, who relocated to Windsor in the 4th District and is vying for the Republican nomination in that primary. It is the only Republican field larger than the 3rd District. Boebert had an opportunity to run for the Republican nomination in the 4th District's special election to replace ex-Rep. Ken Buck, but sa...
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