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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
[edit]Statewide
[edit]Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
Democratic | 7 | 1,343,211 | 53.44 | 4 | ![]() |
57.14 | |
Republican | 7 | 1,079,772 | 42.96 | 3 | ![]() |
42.95 | |
Libertarian | 6 | 58,769 | 2.34 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | |
Independent | 2 | 27,187 | 1.08 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | |
Unity | 2 | 4,623 | 0.18 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | |
Green | 5 | 207 | 0.01 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | |
Write-in | 5 | 137 | 0.01 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | |
Total | 34 | 2,513,906 | 100.0 | 7 | ![]() |
100.0 |
By district
[edit]Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district:[1]
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 272,886 | 73.81% | 85,207 | 23.05% | 11,622 | 3.14% | 369,715 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 2 | 259,608 | 60.27% | 144,901 | 33.64% | 26,256 | 6.09% | 430,765 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 3 | 146,426 | 43.55% | 173,205 | 51.52% | 16,570 | 4.93% | 336,201 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 4 | 145,544 | 39.38% | 224,038 | 60.61% | 38 | 0.01% | 369,620 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 5 | 126,848 | 39.30% | 184,002 | 57.02% | 11,866 | 3.68% | 322,716 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 6 | 187,639 | 54.10% | 148,685 | 42.87% | 10,498 | 3.03% | 346,822 | 100.0% | Democratic gain |
District 7 | 204,260 | 60.42% | 119,734 | 35.42% | 14,073 | 4.16% | 338,067 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
Total | 1,343,211 | 53.43% | 1,079,772 | 42.95% | 90,924 | 3.62% | 2,513,907 | 100.0% |
District 1
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Diana DeGette, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Saira Rao, political activist, author, publisher, former Wall Street lawyer and television producer[2]
Eliminated at Convention
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]State legislators
- Joe Salazar, state representative and candidate for attorney general in 2018[5]
Organizations
Local officials
- Rafel Espinoza, Denver City Council member
- Susan-Barnes Gelt, Denver City Council member
- Debbie Ortega, Denver City Council member
- Chaz Tedesco, Adams County Commissioner
Individuals
- Tay Anderson, former candidate for Denver Public School Board of Education
- Denis Berckefeldt, former secretary of the Colorado Democratic Party and nominee for the 3rd district in 2002
- Buie Seawell, former Colorado Democratic Party Chair
- Gary Shteyngart, author
- Andrew Yang, founder of Venture for America and 2020 US Presidential candidate
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Diana DeGette (incumbent) | 91,102 | 68.2 | |
Democratic | Saira Rao | 42,398 | 31.8 | |
Total votes | 133,500 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Withdrawn
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Casper Stockham | 29,933 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 29,933 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Raymon Doane, tax examiner[11]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Diana DeGette (incumbent) | 272,886 | 73.8 | |
Republican | Casper Stockham | 85,207 | 23.1 | |
Libertarian | Raymon Doane | 11,600 | 3.1 | |
Write-in | 22 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 369,715 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Joe Neguse, former regent for the University of Colorado, former executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, and nominee for Secretary of State of Colorado in 2014[14]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Mark Williams, businessman and former chair of the Boulder County Democratic Party[15]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Kristopher Larsen, Mayor of Nederland[16]
- Howard Dotson, pastor and candidate for Loveland City Council in 2017[17]
- Kenneth Toltz, businessman and nominee for the 6th district in 2000[18]
Declined
[edit]- Kerry Donovan, state senator for the 5th District[19] (running for re-election)
- Steve Fenberg, state senator[20]
- Dan Gibbs, Summit County Commissioner and former state senator[20]
- Elise Jones, Boulder County Commissioner[20]
- Betsy Markey, former U.S. Representative and nominee for state treasurer in 2014[20]
- Shaun McGrath, former mayor of Boulder[17]
- Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action[20][21]
Endorsements
[edit]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
- Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator from California
U.S. Representatives
- Betsy Markey, former U.S. Representative from Colorado
- Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative from California
- Cedric Richmond, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
- Marcia Fudge, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Jim Clyburn, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- Gregory Meeks, U.S. Representative from New York
- Gabby Giffords, former U.S. Representative from Arizona
- Terri Sewell, former U.S. Representative from Alabama
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
- AFL-CIO
- American Federation of Teachers[23]
- Colorado Education Association
- Colorado Professional Fire Fighters
- Pipefitters #208
- Pipefitters #301
- Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Organizations
- Blue Rising PAC
- Congressional Progressive Caucus
- Council for a Livable World
- Democracy for America
- End Citizens United
- Giffords
- Humane Society of the United States
- League of Conservation Voters
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Neguse | 76,829 | 65.7 | |
Democratic | Mark Williams | 40,044 | 34.3 | |
Total votes | 116,873 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Peter Yu, businessman[24]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter Yu | 45,970 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 45,970 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Roger Barris
Withdrawn
[edit]Independents
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Nick Thomas[27]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Neguse | 259,608 | 60.3 | |
Republican | Peter Yu | 144,901 | 33.6 | |
Independent | Nick Thomas | 16,356 | 3.8 | |
Libertarian | Roger Barris | 9,749 | 2.3 | |
Green | Kevin Alumbaugh (write-in) | 151 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 430,765 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Scott Tipton, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Tipton (incumbent) | 66,854 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 66,854 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[28]
Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Karl Hanlon, Glenwood Springs city attorney[30]
- Arn Menconi, former Eagle County commissioner[31]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Chris Kennedy, Grand Junction city councilman[32]
Declined
[edit]- Kerry Donovan, state senator for the 5th District[19] (running for re-election)
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Diane Mitsch Bush | 44,809 | 64.1 | |
Democratic | Karl Hanlon | 19,368 | 27.7 | |
Democratic | Arn Menconi | 5,754 | 8.2 | |
Total votes | 69,931 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Scott Tipton (R) |
Diane Mitsch Bush (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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JMC Analytics/Bold Blue Campaigns[33] | October 27 – November 2, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 46% | 41% | 5%[34] | 7% |
Change Research (D)[35] | October 27–29, 2018 | 485 | – | 53% | 38% | – | 9% |
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[36] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
Inside Elections[37] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[38] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
RCP[39] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
Daily Kos[40] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
538[41] | Likely R | November 7, 2018 |
CNN[42] | Safe R | October 31, 2018 |
Politico[43] | Likely R | November 4, 2018 |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Tipton (incumbent) | 173,205 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | Diane Mitsch Bush | 146,426 | 43.6 | |
Independent | Mary Malarsie | 10,831 | 3.2 | |
Libertarian | Gaylon Kent | 5,727 | 1.7 | |
Green | Gary Swing (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 | |
Write-in | 3 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 336,201 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
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The 4th district is located in Eastern Colorado and includes numerous sparsely populated counties. Incumbent Republican Ken Buck, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+13.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Ken Buck, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated at convention
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Buck (incumbent) | 85,290 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 85,290 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Karen McCormick, veterinarian[45]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Chase Kohne, veteran, veterinarian and small business owner[46]
Eliminated at Convention
[edit]- Larry Germanson
- Richard Weil
Endorsements
[edit]Results
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- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karen McCormick | 37,120 | 64.7 | |
Democratic | Chase Kohne | 20,269 | 35.3 | |
Total votes | 57,389 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Buck (incumbent) | 224,038 | 60.6 | |
Democratic | Karen McCormick | 145,544 | 39.4 | |
Green | John Vigil (write-in) | 26 | 0.0 | |
Write-in | 12 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 369,620 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Doug Lamborn, incumbent U.S. Representative[49]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Darryl Glenn, El Paso County Commissioner and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016[50]
- Owen Hill, state senator[51]
- Bill Rhea, retired Texas judge[52]
- Tyler Stevens, former Green Mountain Falls Mayor[53]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Tom Strand, Colorado Springs City Council member[54]
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Darryl Glenn |
Owen Hill |
Doug Lamborn |
Bill Rhea |
Tyler Stevens |
Undecided |
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Magellan Strategies[55] | May 20–21, 2018 | 519 | ± 4.3% | 27% | 10% | 37% | 2% | 3% | 21% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (incumbent) | 54,974 | 52.2 | |
Republican | Darryl Glenn | 21,479 | 20.4 | |
Republican | Owen Hill | 19,141 | 18.2 | |
Republican | Bill Rhea | 6,167 | 5.9 | |
Republican | Tyler Stevens | 3,643 | 3.5 | |
Total votes | 105,404 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Marcus Murphy (write-in)
Eliminated at Convention
[edit]- Betty Field, social worker and former executive director for the Black Hills Center for Equality[56]
- Lori Furstenberg
- Kimberly Sugarmen
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephany Rose Spaulding | 45,466 | 99.9 | |
Write-in | 38 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 45,504 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Douglas Randall
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (incumbent) | 184,002 | 57.0 | |
Democratic | Stephany Rose Spaulding | 126,848 | 39.3 | |
Libertarian | Douglas Randall | 11,795 | 3.7 | |
Unity | John Croom (write-in) | 16 | 0.0 | |
Write-in | 55 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 322,716 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Mike Coffman, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Coffman (incumbent) | 56,703 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 56,703 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[28]
Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Jason Crow, attorney[57]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Levi Tillemann, businessman[58]
Withdrawn
[edit]- David Aarestad, attorney and former candidate for the Cherry Creek School District[59]
- Gabriel McArthur, Bernie Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention (endorsed Tillemann)[60]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jason Crow | 49,851 | 65.9 | |
Democratic | Levi Tillemann | 25,757 | 34.1 | |
Total votes | 75,608 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Organizations
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program[63]
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mike Coffman (R) |
Jason Crow (D) |
Undecided |
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NYT Upshot/Siena College[64] | October 13–17, 2018 | 506 | ± 4.5% | 38% | 47% | 9% |
Normington, Petts & Associates (D)[65] | September 18–23, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 38% | 49% | 13% |
NYT Upshot/Siena College[66] | September 12–14, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.8% | 40% | 51% | 9% |
The Tarrance Group (R-Coffman)[67] | September 11–13, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 45% | 46% | 9% |
IMGE Insights (R)[68] | July 9–12, 2018 | 400 | – | 45% | 45% | 10% |
Global Strategy Group (D-Crow)[69] | July 11–17, 2018 | 506 | ± 4.4% | 45% | 47% | 8% |
Normington, Petts & Associates (D)[65] | July 9–11, 2018 | 400 | – | 44% | 41% | 15% |
Public Policy Polling (D)[70] | February 15–18, 2018 | 751 | ± 3.6% | 39% | 44% | 17% |
Public Policy Polling (D)[71] | October 5–8, 2017 | 742 | ± 3.6% | 43% | 36% | 21% |
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[36] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Inside Elections[37] | Tilt D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[38] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
RCP[39] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Daily Kos[40] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
538[41] | Likely D (flip) | November 7, 2018 |
CNN[42] | Lean D (flip) | October 31, 2018 |
Politico[43] | Lean D (flip) | November 4, 2018 |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jason Crow | 187,639 | 54.1 | |
Republican | Mike Coffman (incumbent) | 148,685 | 42.9 | |
Libertarian | Kat Martin | 5,886 | 1.7 | |
Unity | Dan Chapin | 4,607 | 1.3 | |
Green | Christopher Allen (write-in) | 5 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 346,822 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 7
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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
[edit]Perlmutter announced a run for governor, but later withdrew from that race. He later announced that he would not run for re-election.[72] However, on August 21, 2017, he announced that he had changed his mind.
Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Ed Perlmutter, incumbent U.S. Representative[73]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Daniel Baer, former U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe[74]
- Andy Kerr, state senator[75]
- Dominick Moreno, state senator[73]
- Brittany Pettersen, state representative[73]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 81,991 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 81,991 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
[edit]Colorado's 7th district was included on the initial list of Democratic-held seats being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.[76]
Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Declined
[edit]- Don Ytterberg, former chair of the Jefferson County Republican Party, former vice chair of the Colorado Republican Party and nominee for this seat in 2014[78]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Barrington | 46,028 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 46,028 | 100.0 |
Independents
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Nathan Clay[79]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) | 204,260 | 60.4 | |
Republican | Mark Barrington | 119,734 | 35.4 | |
Libertarian | Jennifer Nackerud | 14,012 | 4.1 | |
Green | Michael Haughey (write-in) | 16 | 0.0 | |
Write-in | 45 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 338,067 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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External links
[edit]- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites of first district candidates
Official campaign websites of second district candidates
Official campaign websites of third district candidates
- Diane Mitsch Bush (D) for Congress
- Scott Tipton (R) for Congress Archived July 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates
Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates
Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates