4th Congressional District

Republican-turned-independent Greg Lopez makes ballot for governor. Will that complicate Victor Marx’s path?

Greg Lopez, a former Republican congressman and repeat gubernatorial candidate, has qualified for the 2026 ballot for Colorado governor as an independent candidate, state officials said Tuesday.

Colorado candidate for governor Greg Lopez speaks during a pre-primary Republican gubernatorial candidate forum at the Denver Press Club in Denver, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. He later announced he would run in the 2026 election as an independent. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

LEFT: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. (Photo by Shaun Stanley/Special to The Denver Post) | RIGHT: Eileen Laubacher, the Democratic nominee in Colorado鈥檚 4th Congressional District in the 2026 election. (Campaign handout)

Rep. Lauren Boebert抖阴ap Democratic challenger is banking on a giant money gap. Will that be enough to win the race?

2 months ago

Dwayne Romero, left, and Alex Kelloff, the Democratic candidates for the 3rd Congressional District, during a debate hosted by the Southern Colorado Labor Council on Saturday, May 30, 2026 in Pueblo, Colorado. They are vying in the primary to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in November. (Photo by Mark Reis/Special to the Denver Post)

Dwayne Romero wins Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd

2 months ago

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans speaks during the Colorado Republican Party's state assembly on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Massari Arena on the Colorado State University Pueblo campus in Pueblo, Colorado. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans builds big war chest as Democrats duke it out in suburban swing district

By Seth Klamann

April 16, 2026 at 5:12 p.m.

The financial arms race over Colorado's most-contested congressional district is in full swing, with incumbent...

Democratic candidate Trisha Calvarese hugs Democratic District 2 Commissioner candidate Angela Thomas after conceding her loss to U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert at Paradise Tavern on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colorado. Calvarese campaigned for the Democratic nomination again this year, but she suspended her campaign Tuesday. (Rebecca Slezak, Special to The Denver Post)

Democrat halts bid for nomination to take on U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, leaving one primary contender

By John Aguilar

April 2, 2026 at 9:56 a.m.

"We鈥檝e made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign to represent Colorado鈥檚 4th Congressional District,"...

The State Capitol is framed by buildings along Sherman Street Friday, June 27, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Extreme candidate’s win in CD1 signals time to end caucuses in Colorado (抖阴ap)

By Doug Friednash

March 30, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

A system that filters candidates based on a razor-thin fraction of the voting population cannot...

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, a Colorado Republican, listens as Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), not pictured, speaks during a news conference following a House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill on Jan. 22, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

In reversal, President Trump re-endorses Rep. Jeff Hurd, says he will give primary challenger a job

By Seth Klamann

March 20, 2026 at 12:57 p.m.

President Donald Trump said he would bring Hope Scheppelman and her husband into his administration,...

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