2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado Turnout 63.58%
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
3
4
Seats won
4
3
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
1,343,211
1,079,772
Percentage
53.44%
42.96%
Swing
6.66%
4.74%
Democratic
60–70%
70–80%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado , one from each of the state's seven congressional districts . The Republican and Democratic Party primaries in Colorado were held on June 26, 2018. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election , as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate , and various state and local elections .
Overview
Statewide
Popular vote
Democratic
53.43%
Republican
42.95%
Libertarian
2.34%
Other
1.28%
House seats
Democratic
57.14%
Republican
42.86%
Libertarian
0.00%
Other
0.00%
By district
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district:[1]
District 1
2018 Colorado's 1st congressional district election
DeGette: 60-70% 70-80% Stockham: 50-60%County results DeGette: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Stockham: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% No votesPrecinct results
The 1st district is located in Central Colorado and includes most of the city of Denver . Incumbent Democrat Diana DeGette , who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+21.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Saira Rao , political activist, author, publisher, former Wall Street lawyer and television producer[2]
Eliminated at Convention
David Sedbrook, self-employed travel industry worker (endorsed DeGette)[3] [4]
Endorsements
Diana DeGette
Labor unions
Organizations
Saira Rao
State legislators
Organizations
Local officials
Individuals
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Casper Stockham, Uber driver and nominee for this seat in 2016 [7]
Withdrawn
John Field[8]
Jeremiah Vialpando[9]
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Raymon Doane, tax examiner[11]
General election
Results
District 2
2018 Colorado's 2nd congressional district election
Neguse: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Yu: 40-50% 50-60%County results Neguse: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Yu: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Precinct results
The 2nd district is located in Northern Colorado and encompasses seven counties. Incumbent Democrat Jared Polis , who had represented the district since 2009, did not run re-election, instead running for Governor .[13] He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+9.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Joe Biden , former U.S. Vice President
Ken Salazar , former U.S. Senator, Colorado Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Ray Mabus , former U.S. Secretary of the Navy
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State Senators
Joan Fitz-Gerald , former Senate President
Dorothy Rupert, former
Steve Fenberg , also co-founder of New Era Colorado with Neguse
Rollie Heath , former
Matt Jones , also candidate for Boulder County commissioner, D3
Lucia Guzman , minority leader
Rhonda Fields
Angela Williams
Nancy Todd
Leroy Garcia
Dominick Moreno
Jeff Bridges
Dan Pabon
Andy Kerr
John Kefalas
Polly Baca , former
Jeanne Nicholson , former
Bob Bacon , former
State Representatives
Wilma Webb , former state representative
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst , former speaker
KC Becker , house majority leader
Jonathan Singer
Edie Hooton
Mike Foote , candidate for District Attorney
Faith Winter
Leslie Herod
James Coleman
Jovan Melton
Janet Buckner
Daneya Esgar
Alec Garnett
Chris Hansen
Tracy Kraft-Tharp
Chris Kennedy
Brittany Pettersen
Matt Gray
Diane Mitsch Bush , also candidate for US Congress, D3
Millie Hamner
Jeni Arndt
Joann Ginal
Mark Ferrandino , former speaker
Claire Levy , former
Alice Madden, former majority leader and candidate for CU Regent
Ruth Wright, former
Tom Plant, former
Todd Saliman, former
Joe Rice , former
Angie Paccione , former
Labor unions
Organizations
Mayors
Wellington Webb , former Mayor of Denver
Suzanne Jones, Mayor of Boulder
Connie Sullivan, Mayor of Lyons
Bob Muckle, Mayor of Louisville
Kris Larsen, Mayor of Nederland
Will Toor, former Mayor of Boulder
Susan Osbourne, former Mayor of Boulder
Christine Berg, Mayor of Lafayette
Leslie Durgen, former Mayor of Boulder
Kevin Burns, Mayor of Dillon
Susan Kirkpatrick, former Mayor of Fort Collins
Jacki Marsh, Mayor of Loveland
City councilors (Boulder)
Sam Weaver
Jill Grano
Bob Yates
Macon Cowles, former
Sally Martin, former
Ken Wilson, former
Robin Bohanan, former
Francois Poinsatte, former
Andy Schultehsis, former
Jan Burton, former
Andrew Schoemaker, former
Angelique Espinoza, former
City councilors (other)
Jamie Harkins, Lafayette
Bette Erickson, Broomfield
Sharron Tessier, Broomfield
Guyleen Castriota, Broomfield
Deven Shaff, Broomfield
Stan Jezierski, Broomfield
Bob Overbeck, Fort Collins
Richard Ball, Loveland
Leah Johnson, Loveland
Kristi Stephens, Fort Collins, former
County officials (Boulder)
Josie Heath, former commissioner
Bean Pearlman, former commissioner
Elise Jones, commissioner
Deb Gardner, commissioner
Cindy Domenico, commissioner
Stan Garnett, former District Attorney
Bob Hullinghorst, former treasurer
Former Boulder County Democratic Party chair Dan Gould
Former Boulder County Democratic Party chair Joel Davidow
Former Boulder County Democratic Party vice chair Laura Spicer
Paul Weissman, treasurer
Joe Pelle, sheriff
County officials (others)
Kathy Plomer, Adams 12 school board member
Tom Mehling, Former Broomfield County Democratic Party chair
Judy Enderle, Former Broomfield County Democratic Party chair
Randy Wheelock, former Clear Creek county commissioner
Sandy Briggs, former Summit County Democratic Party chair
Bruce Brown, District Attorney, D5
Jill Ryan, Eagle County commissioner
Tim Mauch, Clear Creek County commissioner
Beverly Breakstone, Summit County assessor
Thomas Davidson, Summit County commissioner
Karn Stiegelmeiser, Summit County commissioner
Dan Gibbs, Summit County commissioner
Others
Val Flores, state board of education member
Aaron Brocket, Boulder mayor pro tem
Rich Pelletier, former deputy campaign manager for Bernie Sanders
Dr. Noah Finkelsteni, Director of Colorado Center for STEM Learning
Neal Lurie, President of Center for Resource Conservation
Sean Maher, former executive director of Boulder Small Business Development Center
Suzy Ageton, former Boulder deputy mayor
Nikhi Mankekar, deputy chairperson of Boulder Human Relations Commission
Mark Lacis, Superior Town Trustee
JoyAnn Ruscha (former Colorado political director for Bernie Sanders for president)
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Peter Yu, businessman[24]
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
Independents
Candidates
General election
Results
District 3
2018 Colorado's 3rd congressional district election
Tipton: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
70-80% 80-90% Bush: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% County results Tipton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Bush: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Tie: 40–50%Precinct results
The 3rd district is located in Western and Southern Colorado and includes a large number of sparsely populated counties and the city of Grand Junction . Incumbent Republican Scott Tipton , who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+6.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Democratic primary
This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[28]
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Results
General election
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 5
2018 Colorado's 5th congressional district election
Lamborn: 50-60% 60-70% Spaulding: 50-60% County results Lamborn: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Spaulding: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Precinct results
The 5th district is located in Central Colorado and includes Fremont, El Paso, Teller and Chaffee counties and the city of Colorado Springs . Incumbent Republican Doug Lamborn , who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+14.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Darryl Glenn
Owen Hill
Doug Lamborn
Bill Rhea
Tyler Stevens
Undecided
Magellan Strategies
May 20–21, 2018
519
± 4.3%
27%
10%
37%
2%
3%
21%
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Stephany Rose Spaulding, activist, public commentator, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Colorado Springs and associate professor of Women's and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Eliminated in primary
Eliminated at Convention
Betty Field, social worker and former executive director for the Black Hills Center for Equality[53]
Lori Furstenberg
Kimberly Sugarmen
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Results
District 6
2018 Colorado's 6th congressional district election
Crow: 40-50% 50-60% Coffman: 50-60%County results Crow: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Coffman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No votesPrecinct results
The 6th district is located in Central Colorado and surrounds the city of Denver from the east, including the city of Aurora . Incumbent Republican Mike Coffman , who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 51% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+2.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Democratic primary
This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[28]
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Mike Coffman (R)
Jason Crow (D)
Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College
October 13–17, 2018
506
± 4.5%
38%
47%
9%
Normington, Petts & Associates (D)
September 18–23, 2018
400
± 4.9%
38%
49%
13%
NYT Upshot/Siena College
September 12–14, 2018
500
± 4.8%
40%
51%
9%
The Tarrance Group (R-Coffman)
September 11–13, 2018
400
± 4.9%
45%
46%
9%
IMGE Insights (R)
July 9–12, 2018
400
–
45%
45%
10%
Global Strategy Group (D-Crow)
July 11–17, 2018
506
± 4.4%
45%
47%
8%
Normington, Petts & Associates (D)
July 9–11, 2018
400
–
44%
41%
15%
Public Policy Polling (D)
February 15–18, 2018
751
± 3.6%
39%
44%
17%
Public Policy Polling (D)
October 5–8, 2017
742
± 3.6%
43%
36%
21%
Predictions
Results
District 7
2018 Colorado's 7th congressional district election
Perlmutter: 60-70% County results Perlmutter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Barrington: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Tie: 40–50% No votesPrecinct results
The 7th district is located in Central Colorado , to the north and west of Denver and includes the cities of Thornton and Westminster and most of Lakewood . Incumbent Democrat Ed Perlmutter , who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+6.
Democratic primary
Perlmutter announced a run for governor, but later withdrew from that race. He later announced that he would not run for re-election.[61] However, on August 21, 2017, he announced that he had changed his mind.
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
Results
Republican primary
Colorado's 7th district was included on the initial list of Democratic-held seats being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.[65]
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Results
Independents
Candidates
General election
Results