Trump-backed Colorado GOP chair loses House primary

Republican candidate Jeff Crank has won the GOP primary for retiring Rep. Doug Lamborn’s (R-Colo.) seat, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, dealing a blow to Donald Trump.

Crank, an official at the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity who enjoyed the endorsements of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), defeated state GOP chair Dave Williams in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. Williams had been endorsed by Trump.