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Six candidates are running in the 4th Congressional District Republican primary on June 25.

The winner will advance to the Nov. 5 general election in the eastern Colorado district for a chance to succeed U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Windsor, who resigned from his seat in March. (A special election to finish the remainder of Buck’s term will also be held June 25.)

We tracked what Lauren Boebert, Richard Holtorf, Mike Lynch, Deborah Flora, Jerry Sonnenberg and Peter Yu have said about everything from abortion access to foreign policy. Their remarks were made during four debates, including ones hosted by CBS Colorado and 9News.

We focused the topic areas in large part on the responses to the Voter Voices 2024 survey.

Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot.

See the Democrats’ answers >>

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Jesse Paul is a Denver-based political reporter and editor at The Colorado Sun, covering the state legislature, Congress and local politics. He is the author of The Unaffiliated newsletter and also occasionally fills in on breaking news coverage. A...