Today is June 26, 2024, and here’s what you need to know:

Colorado voters hand resounding primary defeats to candidates from both parties' furthest-flung wings

Up and down the ballot, Colorado voters on Tuesday dealt decisive primary losses to the Republican and Democratic parties’ furthest-flung wings in nearly every major contest, nominating instead candidates viewed by many as less confrontational and abrasive. 

The election results marked a thumping defeat for the state’s Republican leaders, who broke with longstanding tradition this year to endorse candidates in primaries, including the party’s chairman, Dave Williams, who lost the heavily Republican 5th Congressional District nomination by a wide margin to former radio host Jeff Crank.

Democratic primary voters, for their part, rejected Epps and Hernandez by double-digit margins, instead nominating attorney and military veteran Sean Camacho in House District 4 and retired immigration judge Cecelia Espenoza in House District 6, respectively.

Lauren Boebert wins Colorado CD4 GOP primary to replace Ken Buck

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is on track to return to Congress from her newly adopted district Tuesday night by winning the crowded GOP primary in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.

At the same time, Republican Greg Lopez won election to serve out the remainder of former five-term U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s term, following Buck’s resignation from the U.S. House earlier this year. Lopez, a former Parker mayor and two-time gubernatorial candidate, led Democratic nominee Trisha Calvarese by double digits.

Jeff Crank trounces Dave Williams in GOP primary in Colorado's 5th Congressional District

Republican Jeff Crank took a step closer to replacing retiring U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn Tuesday night when the political operative and former talk radio host defeated Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams in the 5th Congressional District’s GOP primary.

Crank jumped to an early lead over Williams, a former state lawmaker from Colorado Springs, in preliminary, unofficial vote counts shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m. in the heavily Republican district, which covers most of El Paso County, including Colorado Springs.

Sean Camacho beats Elisabeth Epps by 30 points in Denver-based House primary race

Colorado voters denied incumbent Rep. Elisabeth Epps the opportunity to go back to the state Capitol, based on the early and unofficial results posted after polls closed on Tuesday night. 

Challenger Sean Camacho defeated Epps in the race for House District 6 by a wide margin. 

Cecelia Espenoza defeats Tim Hernandez in House District 4

Denver voters picked former immigration judge Cecelia Espenoza over Rep. Tim Hernandez in Tuesday’s primary election for the House District 4 seat. 

Hernandez — a teacher and community organizer who was elected to the seat by a vacancy committee last summer to replace former Rep. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez — trailed Espenoza, a former counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, throughout the night. 

Republican Gabe Evans wins primary in Colorado's battleground 8th Congressional District

Republican Gabe Evans won Tuesday’s GOP primary to pick a challenger for Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s most closely divided congressional district.

Evans, a first-term state lawmaker from Fort Lupton, held a commanding lead from the start over former state Rep. Janak Joshi, who moved into the 8th Congressional District from Colorado Springs earlier this year.

Jeff Hurd carries GOP primary in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, will face Democrat Adam Frisch