Brian Porter | The Rocky Mountain Voice
A three-time candidate for the office and the sitting Colorado House minority whip have both qualified for a place on the ballot in Colorado’s 4th District in Congress.
The Secretary of State’s office has verified that Democrat Ike McCorkle and Republican Richard Holtorf both have enough verified signatures to qualify for the ballot in thier respective primaries.
McCorkle is making his third bid for the Democratic nomination, having twice before opposed ex-U.S. Rep. Ken Buck for the seat. McCorkle submitted 2,179 signatures on his petition, with 1,783 being accepted.
Holtorf is making his first bid at the Republican nomination, presently serving as minority whip in the Colorado House. He submitted 2,612 signatures on his petition, with 1,866 being accepted.
Both candidates were required to meet a threshhold of 1,500 accepted signatures.
A record of all accepted and rejected signatures, including reasons for each rejection, is on file with the Secretary of State.
Additionally, Rep. Lauren Boebert and Deborah Flora have both qualified through petitions for the ballot. Boebert also qualified for the ballot by earning 40% support of delegates at assembly. The result and qualification of ballot petitions for a few other candidates in the 4th District race have not yet been released.