Hurd Wins Second Term in Colorado’s 3rd District
Jeff Hurd will return to Congress after winning reelection in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. The Republican incumbent was declared the winner at about 9:30 a.m. on November 6, following an extended process of counting ballots.
By Friday morning, Hurd held a lead of just over 6,000 votes over Democratic challenger Dwayne Romero. The result gives Hurd a second term in the House.
Hurd’s victory came as other Republican incumbents in Colorado faced losses. Gabe Evans, who represents the 8th District, and Jeff Crank, from the 5th District, lost their seats. Republican Lauren Boebert was behind in a close contest in the 4th District.
The outcome sets Hurd apart from those Republican colleagues who were defeated in the election. The available results described the count as lengthy and gave Hurd’s margin as of Friday morning.
Hurd Survives Colorado’s Republican Losses to Win Another Term
Jeff Hurd’s reelection offers a rare Colorado victory for Republicans in a cycle when other GOP incumbents lost their seats. The 3rd District incumbent was declared the winner at about 9:30 a.m. on November 6, after a lengthy ballot count.
Hurd led Democratic challenger Dwayne Romero by a little more than 6,000 votes as of Friday morning. He will serve a second term in Congress, even as voters removed Republican Gabe Evans from the 8th District and Jeff Crank from the 5th.
Lauren Boebert was also trailing in a tight race for the 4th District. Hurd’s win therefore stands against a wider pattern of Republican losses across Colorado’s congressional contests.
The result underscores the stakes of the election for both parties: Hurd held his seat while other Republican incumbents did not. The reported margin reflects the count as of Friday morning.
Hurd Holds Colorado Seat as Republican Colleagues Fall
Jeff Hurd’s reelection shows that Republicans could still hold ground in Colorado even as the party lost other House seats in the state. The 3rd District incumbent was declared the winner at about 9:30 a.m. on November 6, after a lengthy ballot count.
Hurd led Democratic challenger Dwayne Romero by just over 6,000 votes as of Friday morning. His victory sends him back to Congress for a second term and breaks from the losses suffered by Republican colleagues Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank, who were defeated in the 8th and 5th Districts.
Republican Lauren Boebert was trailing in a close race in the 4th District. Against that difficult statewide backdrop, Hurd’s win means voters in the 3rd District returned their Republican incumbent to the House.
The result preserves Hurd’s seat while other Colorado Republican incumbents lost theirs. The reported vote lead was based on figures available Friday morning.
Reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, KUNC.
