2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

See also: 2014 Colorado elections

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

←  2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016  →
All 7 Colorado seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 3 Seats won 4 3 Seat change Popular vote 1,000,197 936,417 Percentage 50.00% 46.81% Swing 3.32% 2.73%
Republican   50–60%   60–70% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Colorado and U.S. Senator. ^[1]

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	7	1,000,197	50.00	4		57.14
	Democratic	7	936,417	46.81	3		42.95
	Libertarian	4	33,859	1.69	0		0.0
	Independent	3	24,549	1.23	0		0.0
	Green	1	5,503	0.28	0		0.0
Total		22	2,000,52	100.0	7		100.0

Popular vote Republican   50.00% Democratic   42.95% Libertarian   1.69% Other   1.51%

} House seats Republican   57.14% Democratic   42.86% Libertarian   0.00% Other   0.00%

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district: ^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	80,682	28.97%	183,281	65.81%	14,531	5.22%	278,494	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	149,645	43.26%	196,300	56.74%	0	0.00%	345,945	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	163,011	57.98%	100,364	35.70%	17,766	6.32%	281,141	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	185,292	64.67%	83,727	29.22%	17,488	6.10%	286,507	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	157,182	59.80%	105,673	40.20%	0	0.00%	262,855	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	143,467	51.90%	118,847	42.99%	14,126	5.11%	276,440	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	120,918	44.93%	148,225	55.07%	0	0.00%	269,143	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,000,197	50.00%	936,417	46.81%	63,911	3.19%	2,000,525	100.0%

District 1

2014 Colorado's 1st congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Diana DeGette Martin Walsh Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 183,281 80,682 Percentage 65.8% 29.0%

County Results DeGette:     50-60%     70-80% Stockham:     50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Diana DeGette Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Diana DeGette Democratic

See also: Colorado's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is located in Central Colorado and includes most of the city of Denver. The incumbent Democrat Diana DeGette, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+18.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Diana DeGette, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette (incumbent)	43,514	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Martin Walsh, investment consultant ^[4]

Withdrawn

• Kathleen Cunningham ^[5]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martin Walsh	21,519	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Diana DeGette (D)

Newspapers

• The Denver Post ^[6]

Results

Colorado's 1st congressional district, 2014 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette (incumbent)	183,281	65.8
	Republican	Martin Walsh	80,682	29.0
	Libertarian	Frank Atwood	9,292	3.3
	Independent	Danny Stroud	5,236	1.9
Total votes			278,491	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2014 Colorado's 2nd congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Jared Polis George Leing Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 196,300 149,645 Percentage 56.7% 43.3%

County Results Polis:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Leing:     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Jared Polis Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jared Polis Democratic

See also: Colorado's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in North Central Colorado and includes Larimer, Grand, Boulder, Gilpin, Summit, Eagle, Clear Creek and Jefferson counties. The incumbent Democrat Jared Polis, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jared Polis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Polis (incumbent)	37,759	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• George Leing, attorney and former chair of the Boulder County Republican Party ^{[8] [9]}

Withdrawn

• Bob Comer
• Larry Sarner

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Leing	43,481	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jared Polis (D)

Newspapers

• The Denver Post ^[6]

George Leing (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program ^[10]

Results

Colorado's 2nd congressional district, 2014 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Polis (incumbent)	196,300	56.7
	Republican	George Leing	149,645	43.3
Total votes			345,945	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2014 Colorado's 3rd congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Scott Tipton Abel Tapia Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 163,011 100,364 Percentage 58.0% 35.7%

County Results Tipton:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Tapia:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Tipton Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Tipton Republican

See also: Colorado's 3rd congressional district

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. The incumbent Republican Scott Tipton, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+5.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Tipton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• David Cox, activist ^[5]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Tipton (incumbent)	46,177	74.5
	Republican	David Cox	15,773	25.5
Total votes			61,950	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Abel Tapia, former state senator and former Colorado Lottery director ^[11]

Withdrawn

• Abel Gebre Lake
• Buffie McFadyen, former state representative and Pueblo County Commissioner ^{[12] [13]}
• Stephen Sheldon ^[13]

Declined

• Joseph Garcia, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Gail Schwartz, state senator ^{[14] [5]}

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abel Tapia	29,931	100.0

General election

Results

Colorado's 3rd congressional district, 2014 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Tipton (incumbent)	163,011	58.0
	Democratic	Abel Tapia	100,364	35.7
	Independent	Tisha Casida	11,294	4.0
	Libertarian	Travis Mero	6,472	2.3
Total votes			281,141	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2014 Colorado's 4th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Ken Buck Vic Meyers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 185,292 83,727 Percentage 64.7% 29.2%

County Results Buck:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Meyers:     40-50%

U.S. Representative before election Cory Gardner Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ken Buck Republican

See also: Colorado's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in Eastern Colorado and includes numerous sparsely populated counties. The incumbent Republican Cory Gardner, who represented the district since 2011, did not run for re-election instead he ran for the U.S. Senate. ^[15] He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012. The district has a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ken Buck, Weld County District Attorney and nominee for the Senate in 2010 ^[16]

Eliminated in primary

• Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County Commissioner ^[17]
• Steve Laffey, former mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island in 2006 ^[18]
• Scott Renfroe, state senator ^[19]

Declined

• Sean Conway, Weld County Commissioner ^[20]
• Tim Dore, state representative ^[18]
• Cory Gardner, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the Senate) ^[15]
• Frank McNulty, state representative ^[21]
• Clarice Navarro, state representative ^[20]
• B.J. Nikkel, former state representative ^[19]
• Jerry Sonnenberg, state representative (running for the state senate) ^[22]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Buck	32,714	44.2
	Republican	Scott Renfroe	17,722	23.9
	Republican	Barbara Kirkmeyer	12,155	16.4
	Republican	Steve Laffey	11,433	15.5
Total votes			74,024	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Vic Meyers, case manager in the Colorado Department of Corrections and nominee for state representative in 2000 ^[18]

Withdrew

• Dan Chapin ^[5]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vic Meyers	20,883	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Ken Buck (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum ^[23]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Vanguard" Program ^[10]
• Tea Party Express ^[24]

Newspapers

• The Denver Post ^[6]

Results

Colorado's 4th congressional district, 2014 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Buck	185,292	64.7
	Democratic	Vic Meyers	83,727	29.2
	Libertarian	Jess Loban	9,472	3.3
	Independent	Grant Doherty	8,016	2.8
Total votes			286,507	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2014 Colorado's 5th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Doug Lamborn Irv Halter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 199,639 105,673 Percentage 59.8% 40.2%

County Results Lamborn:     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Doug Lamborn Republican Elected U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn Republican

See also: Colorado's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is located in Central Colorado and includes Fremont, El Paso, Teller and Chaffee counties and the city of Colorado Springs. The incumbent Republican Doug Lamborn, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Doug Lamborn, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Bentley Rayburn, retired Air Force Major General and candidate for this seat in 2006 and 2008 ^[25]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Lamborn (incumbent)	38,741	52.6
	Republican	Bentley Rayburn	34,967	47.4
Total votes			73,708	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Irv Halter, retired Air Force Major General ^{[26] [27]}

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Irv Halter	16,412	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Doug Lamborn (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum ^[23]

Irv Halter (D)

Newspapers

• The Denver Post ^[6]

Results

Colorado's 5th congressional district, 2014 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Lamborn (Incumbent)	157,182	59.8
	Democratic	Irv Halter	105,673	40.2
Total votes			262,855	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2014 Colorado's 6th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Mike Coffman Andrew Romanoff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 143,467 118,847 Percentage 51.9% 43.0%

County Results Coffman:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Coffman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Coffman Republican

See also: Colorado's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is located in Central Colorado and surrounds the city of Denver from the east, including the city of Aurora. The incumbent Republican Mike Coffman, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 48% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+1. ^[28]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Coffman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	43,737	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andrew Romanoff, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives and candidate for the Senate in 2010 ^{[29] [30]}

Declined

• Karen Middleton, former state representative ^[31]
• Linda Newell, state senator ^{[32] [33]}

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Romanoff	24,267	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Coffman (R)

Organizations

• BIPAC ^[34]
• National Federation of Independent Business ^[35]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program ^[36]
• No Labels ^[37]

Newspapers

• The Denver Post ^[6]

Andrew Romanoff (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[38]

Debates

• Complete video of debate, September 23, 2012
• Complete video of debate, October 6, 2012

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Coffman (R)	Andrew Romanoff (D)	Other	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	473	± 8.0%	43%	47%	0%	10%
Keating Research (D-Romanoff)	October 10–12, 2014	504	± 4.4%	44%	43%	4%	9%
DCCC (D)	October 2013	475	± 4.1%	42%	43%	—	15%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [39]	Lean R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg [40]	Tilt R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [41]	Lean R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Tossup	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [42]	Tilt R	November 4, 2014

Results

Colorado's 6th congressional district, 2014 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	143,467	51.9
	Democratic	Andrew Romanoff	118,847	43.0
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	8,623	3.1
	Green	Gary Swing	5,503	2.0
Total votes			276,440	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2014 Colorado's 7th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Ed Perlmutter Don Ytterberg Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 148,225 120,918 Percentage 55.1% 44.9%

County Results Perlmutter:     50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Ed Perlmutter Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter Democratic

See also: Colorado's 7th congressional district

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. The incumbent Democrat Ed Perlmutter, who has represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Perlmutter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	30,659	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Don Ytterberg, former vice chairman of the Colorado Republican Party ^[43]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Ytterberg	34,817	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tyler Bagley ^[44]

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell, perennial candidate ^[5]

Primary results

American Constitution primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitution	Douglas 'Dayhorse' Campbell	127	100.0

General election

Neither Bagley or Campbell made the ballot.

Endorsements

Ed Perlmutter (D)

Newspapers

• The Denver Post ^[6]

Don Ytterberg (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program ^[10]

Results

Colorado's 7th congressional district, 2014 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	148,225	55.1
	Republican	Don Ytterberg	120,918	44.9
Total votes			269,143	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

References

1. "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives".
2. Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
3. "Official Colorado Secretary of State Results" . Retrieved November 24, 2014.
4. "GOP Walsh seeks to oust U.S. Rep. DeGette in 2014". The Colorado Statesman. November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
5. "2014 Primary Election Official Candidate List". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
6. The Denver Post Editorial Board (October 18, 2014). "The Denver Post's Picks In Congressional Races". denverpost.com. The Denver Post. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
7. "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
8. "George Leing, Boulder County Republican chairman, announces run for 2nd Congressional District". Daily Camera. January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
9. "Niwot's Leing wins GOP nod in congressional district contest". Longmont Times-Call. April 12, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
10. "Young Gun candidates". gopyoungguns.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
11. "Tapia takes on Tipton". The Pueblo Chieftain. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
12. Lee, Kurtis (February 10, 2014). "Former state Rep. Buffie McFadyen to challenge Congressman Scott Tipton". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
13. "Tipton's Democrat opponent leaves race". The Durango Herald. March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
14. Bland, Scott (March 27, 2013). "Democrats Recruiting Tipton Challengers". National Journal . Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
15. "Stephens bows out of U.S. Senate race; Udall blasts Gardner's 'backroom deal'". KDVR. February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
16. "Ken Buck Drops Senate Bid to Run for Cory Gardner's Seat". Roll Call. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
17. "Weld Commissioner Kirkmeyer to run for Congress". Times-Call. March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
18. Hugh Johnson (March 3, 2014). "Race to succeed Cory Gardner in the 4th Congressional District gets more crowded". The Denver Post . Retrieved March 5, 2014.
19. "IN: State Sen. Scott Renfroe to Run for Fourth Congressional District". Colorado Peak Politics. February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
20. "With Rep. Cory Gardner exiting U.S. House, Republicans eye race". The Denver Post. February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
21. "McNulty won't challenge Buck, others for Gardner's seat". KDVR. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
22. "Sonnenberg not running for Congress". Journal-Advocate. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
23. "2014 Candidates Endorsed By Eagle Forum PAC". eagleforum.org. October 10, 2024. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
24. "2014 Tea Party Express Endorsements". teapartyexpress.org. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
25. Schrader, Megan (April 2014). "Bentley Rayburn says he'll challenge Doug Lamborn in 5th Congressional District". Gazette.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
26. "Can Democrat Irv Halter beat Lamborn in 2014? He may have a fighter's chance". The Colorado Springs Business Journal. October 15, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
27. "Dem hopes to parlay time, experience and 'common sense' into a CD5 upset". Colorado Springs Independent. July 31, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
28. Sherry, Allison (January 23, 2013). "Coffman on running against Udall in 2014: Not Interested". The Denver Post . Retrieved March 28, 2013.
29. "DCCC Uses Inauguration to Tout Potential House Recruits | At the RacesAt the Races". Atr.rollcall.com. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
30. Lee, Kurtis (February 2, 2013). "Andrew Romanoff to challenge Rep. Mike Coffman in Aurora-based 6th District". The Denver Post . Retrieved February 2, 2013.
31. Eli Stokols (January 24, 2013). "Former state Rep. Karen Middleton also eyeing Coffman's seat". kdvr.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
32. Lee, Kurtis (February 11, 2013). "Karen Middleton withdraws name from consideration for 6th Congressional District". The Denver Post . Retrieved February 11, 2013.
33. Lee, Kurtis (February 8, 2013). "Linda Newell ends speculation of run in 6th Congressional District, endorses Romanoff". The Denver Post . Retrieved February 11, 2013.
34. "2014 Election Cycle Supported Candidates". bipac.net. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
35. "Major Endorsement for U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman". nfib.com. NFIB. June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
36. "Candidates". electgoppatriots.org/. National Republican Congressional Committee. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
37. Allie Wright (October 28, 2014). "No Labels Urges Voters To Support Problem Solvers On November 4th". nolabels.org. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
38. "DCCC Chairman Israel Announces First 35 Districts In Red To Blue Program, Historic High For Women". dccc.org. DCCC. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
39. "2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
40. "2014 House Ratings (October 24, 2014)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
41. "2014 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
42. "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
43. Lynn Bartels (January 26, 2014). "The battle of the odd last names: Ytterberg vs. Perlmutter in the 7th District". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
44. "Tyler Bagley". lp.org. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

External links

• U.S. House elections in Colorado, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets