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WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Republicans on Saturday appeared close to clinching control of the U.S. House of Representatives, a critical element for President-elect Donald Trump to advance his agenda when he returns to the White House in January. With votes still being counted from the Nov. 5 general election, Republicans had won 212 seats in the 435-member House, according to Edison Research, which projected on Friday night that Republican Jeff Hurd had enough votes to keep Republican control of Colorado's 3rd congressional district. Republicans need to win six more seats to keep control of the House and they already...

Democrat Adam Frisch on Wednesday afternoon conceded to Jeff Hurd in the race to fill the seat of outgoing Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. Hurd is a Republican from Grand Junction who spent his working life as both an attorney and small business owner before deciding recently to become a politician. ... CD3 covers much of Colorado's Western Slope as well as parts of southern Colorado, including the city of Pueblo. After a very close race for U.S. House there 2 years ago, Boebert decided to change districts. She moved east and was successful in her campaign...

Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney and first-time candidate, won the Republican nomination for the 3rd Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Why it matters: .. makes it more likely Republicans will retain the seat in the November election. Driving the news: In the six-way GOP contest, Hurd won 42% in preliminary results. .. His primary challenger, prominent 2020 election denier and Trump supporter Ron Hanks, received 28%. The remaining candidates took 10% or less. The big picture: For the second time in as many elections, the result is an embarrassment for Democrats, who spent big...

Colorado Democrats are once again running bogus ads to promote the Republican candidate they believe is least likely to win in a general election against their progressive candidate. This time it’s the 3rd Congressional District race and the GOP candidate that Democrat candidates are supporting is Ron Hanks. The TV ad and mailers deliver backhanded insults that really aims to suggest Hanks has been endorsed by Donald Trump (he has not), and claims Hanks is just too gosh darn Republican to represent the conservative district. One of the problems Hanks is already contending with, he doesn’t actually live in the...