Congresswoman Lauren Boebert was a star at the El Paso County assemblies Saturday, stopping for selfies and speaking to crowds several times as she courted voters ahead of a June primary election to replace Congressman Ken Buck.

Boebert currently represents the 3rd Congressional District, which covers the Western Slope, San Luis Valley and Pueblo. But she is in a crowded primary race to replace Buck, who recently resigned from the 4th Congressional District, an area that spans the eastern plains and a small slice of El Paso County. Some of the large communities in the district of more than 500,000 include Loveland, Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker and Windsor. If she can get past the primary, the general election is expected to be less competitive for her than it would be in her current district, Colorado Politics reported previously.

In an unprecedented move, Buck resigned early triggering a vacancy election now slated as the same day as the primary — and perhaps tripping up Boebert’s run for office since she is not eligible in that race.

Ahead of those races, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker explained Tuesday in a presentation for the county commissioners his focus is on ensuring the 6,250 voters in the 4th Congressional District that he serves have uniform voting opportunities to others. The residents in the district live in small and highly rural areas. The area spans from the communities of Calhan and Yoder east to the county line.

It could be a bit confusing for voters because the June primary ballots will feature a question to ask who should replace Buck temporarily and a question asking who should be the Republican candidate in November for the seat.

Despite her disadvantage, Boebert promised to campaign fiercely. She is expected to face numerous people in the primary. The contenders include Douglas County nonprofit leader Deborah Flora, state Rep. Mike Lynch, Logan County Commissioner Jerry Sonnenberg, state Rep. Richard Holtorf, oil and gas advocate Floyd Trujillo, former congressional staffer Chris Phelen and business consultant Peter Yu, Colorado Politics reported.

The candidate also called on Republicans not be disheartened by how outnumbered they are by Democrats in Colorado. For example, the Colorado House of Representatives has 19 Republicans of the 65 seats.

“If we are silent, we lose by default,” she said.

Schleiker explained the two races will appear on the same ballot to help save costs for numerous small counties across the district. The vacancy question will appear last and it will be spaced apart from the other questions, he said.

Members of minor parties will receive a ballot with just the vacancy question on it. In El Paso County, the clerk’s staff expects to hand stuff envelopes for the 145 members of minor political parties. There are about 8,000 members of minor parties across the whole district.

El Paso County is also planning to open up a voter service and polling center in Calhan for the Congressional District 4 race, Schleiker said.

Because the election will be in June, the staff for the polling center can be shifted from one of the local colleges, which will be closed, and there will not be additional cost.

“I am extremely happy with how this came out,” Schleiker said.