Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert has clinched the first spot on the ballot for her Colorado GOP primary after securing the highest percentage of delegate support on Friday at the district assembly.
Boebert, who is running for the full two-year term in former Republican Rep. Ken Buck’s eastern Colorado district, received 41 percent support from the 527 delegates gathered at the assembly, according to the Colorado Sun. That allows her name to be placed first on the GOP ballot in June.
Boebert is doing a mix of both the signature and assembly process. The Colorado Secretary of State’s office said last month she had gathered enough signatures to make the ballot. On Friday, Boebert only needed 10 percent to qualify through the hybrid system.
Meanwhile, former state Sen. Ted Harvey (R) received 26 percent of support among delegates, while former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg (R) received 18 percent and state Rep. Richard Holtorf (R) received 15 percent, the Colorado Sun reported.
Because Harvey had chosen to qualify solely through the assembly process, he fell short of making it onto the ballot by not receiving the 30 percent minimum needed. Sonnenberg and Holtorf are looking to qualify through a hybrid system and needed at least 10 percent of the delegate vote. Other candidates have simply gone the signature route.
It’s the latest twist in an ever-evolving saga to win Buck’s seat.
