Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) secured the top spot for the GOP primary in former Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-CO) district on Friday, after winning the highest amount of delegates at the district assembly. 

Boebert, who is running for a full term in Buck’s district instead of her current one, received support from 41% of the 527 delegates, which puts her name at the top of the ballot. 

“Honored to have won the support and trust of CD4 Delegates as the ONLY Republican to qualify through the Assembly process today,” Boebert posted to X. “I kept my word and I will make you proud!” 

The assembly process is one of three ways candidates can qualify for the ballot. One of the most popular methods is by securing enough signatures on a petition, and securing enough support from delegates in the assembly. If candidates select this method to qualify, they need support from 10% of the delegates, and 1,500 signatures. 

Candidates could also choose to qualify by simply clearing 1,500 signatures, or by securing enough delegate support. But in order to qualify solely by delegates at the assembly, they need to secure 30% of the vote. Former State Sen. Ted Harvey attempted to qualify just through the assembly, but did not secure enough support.

Boebert chose to qualify through both the petition, and assembly, and has met both criteria, according to the Colorado Sun. She qualified via signatures last month. Former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, and state Rep. Richard Holtorf also chose the hybrid method, and met the delegate counts on Friday with 18% and 15% respectively.

The race comes after Buck announced he was leaving Congress during the middle of his term, prompting a special election for his seat to finish out the term. Boebert cannot run for the special election because she currently represents a different district, and she would need to resign from her current position in order to run in the special election. 

But Boebert caught a break when a candidate in the special election, former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez, said he only wanted to finish Buck’s term, and was not seeking the full term in November. Lopez is now the Republican nominee for the special election.

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Boebert said she was seeking Buck’s seat instead of running for reelection in her current district in order to avoid a repeat of the last election.

Whoever wins the Republican primary for Buck’s seat in June is considered the favorite to win the seat in November, because of the district’s conservative leaning.