Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams and conservative activist Jeff Crank compete in the Republican primary for Colorado Springs-based seat long held by Doug Lamborn.
Fifth Congressional District candidate Jeff Crank is introduced during a meet and greet at the Brandt Barn in Black Forest, Colorado on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Conservative activist Jeff Crank was leading Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams in early results Tuesday night in the Republican primary for a Colorado Springs-based congressional seat.
In the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Joe Reagan was narrowly leading with 15,704 votes, or 51%, to 15,289 votes for River Gassen, or 49%.The winners of the contests will face off in November. The Republican winner will start the general election race with a leg up in the historically conservative district. It’s the first time in nearly 20 years that Lamborn, a Republican who previously beat both Williams and Crank in party primaries, hasn’t sought the seat.
Crank, a longtime radio host and vice president with the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, sought to keep the focus on fighting Democratic priorities and tightening border security and immigration. Williams, the state party chair since early last year, cast himself as a no-holds-barred conservative ready to fight even fellow Republicans.
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