New York, Colorado and Utah primaries 2024: Bowman loses, Boebert wins
Three Trump-endorsed candidates also lost in Republican primaries.
June 25 was one of the most jam-packed primary election days of the year: Democrats and Republicans in Colorado, New York, Utah and parts of South Carolina picked their party's nominees for this fall's elections.
Two incumbent representatives — Jamaal Bowman and Lauren Boebert — who have made enemies inside and outside their own parties faced serious challengers in their primaries, but they met with different fates. Bowman lost to a more moderate Democrat, George Latimer, in what was the most expensive congressional primary in history. However, Boebert easily prevailed in her Republican primary despite running in an entirely new district.
It was also a bad night for former President Donald Trump. Going into these primaries, only one candidate he had endorsed for Senate, House or governor had lost; tonight alone, three did, including his preferred candidate to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney in Utah.
In addition, the fields are now set in some key congressional matchups this fall. In Colorado, Republicans avoided nominating far-right candidates who could have put normally safe red districts in play. Meanwhile, Democrats picked their fighters in two competitive New York House districts that could help them reclaim the House majority.
538 reporters and contributors broke down the election results as they came in with live updates, analysis and commentary. Read our full live blog below.
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First results from Utah's 3rd District
With 33 percent of the expected vote counted in Utah's 3rd District, it's shaping up to be a close GOP primary. All five candidates are currently in double digits. State Sen. Mike Kennedy leads with 31 percent, followed by Roosevelt Mayor JR Bird (25 percent), trampoline tycoon Case Lawrence (21 percent), Mitt Romney’s relative Stewart Peay (13 percent) and state auditor John Dougall (10 percent).
—Jacob Rubashkin, Inside Elections
Mannion still leading in New York's 22nd
With 72 percent of the expected vote reporting, Mannion is still leading Hood, 62 percent to 38 percent, according to the AP. It's a more wide-open race than was expected, especially with the accusations against Mannion of a toxic work environment surfacing against him in recent days. Hood doesn't have much time to make up ground.
—Monica Potts, 538
And it's Jeff Hurd in Colorado's 3rd
The AP projects attorney Jeff Hurd has won the Republican primary in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. And thanks to solid margins in Pueblo, a city south of Colorado Springs, and throughout the Western Slope, it wasn't that close in the end. At over 80 percent of expected votes reporting, Hurd currently has 42 percent of the vote — his closest competitor is self-described "pro-Trump warrior" Ron Hanks, at 28 percent. Actually, getting so close to 50 percent is a real accomplishment in a 6-person race — so Hurd certainly has something to celebrate tonight.
—G. Elliott Morris, 538
Bowman rails against AIPAC in concession speech
Not known for his subtly, Bowman, still speaking now at a catering hall in Yonkers, is clearly agitated, fired up, not going down without a fight, even in his loss. After quickly (and, likely, in jest) telling his crowd not to jeer at AIPAC's mountains of spending against him, he led the crowd of a hundred or so supporters and staffers in a group "BOO" of the group that lobbed nearly 15 million dollars to elect Latimer.
"Our opponents-not opponent-may have won this round at this time at this place. But this will be a battle for our humanity and justice for the rest of our lives. And we will continue to fight that battle for humanity and justice for the rest of our lives."
Next to me, supporters are crying into one another's shoulders, clearly leveled by this loss. Actually, a few of them just ran over to the bar. I think it'll be a late night here.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News
Answer: Partly bad luck, partly not
I think there's a decent argument that Burns's loss in South Carolina was a bit of bad luck. Neither Burns nor Biggs had held elected office before, and neither had significant backing from the state party generally, so that one may have been a bit of a toss-up. As Geoffrey mentioned, Burns had some baggage, so given two unknown candidates, that might have offset the benefit of the Trump endorsement.
But in the Utah Senate race and Colorado's 5th, Trump chose to back outsider-ish candidates rather than those who were supported by other Republican institutions or the party apparatus. Dave Williams was controversial from the start, running as a candidate while maintaining his position as party chair, which many saw as a conflict of interest. And neither Utah nor Colorado have ever been states that were particularly friendly to Trump's bombastic style, so his choice of outspoken MAGA candidates in those races may not have persuaded voters to those candidates.
—Mary Radcliffe, 538