2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

Not to be confused with 2020 Colorado House of Representatives election.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

←  2018 November 3, 2020 2022  →
All 7 Colorado seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 4 3 Seats won 4 3 Seat change Popular vote 1,679,052 1,378,248 Percentage 53.05% 43.55% Swing 0.39% 0.59%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Republican   50–60%   60–70%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential 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

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	7	1,679,052	53.05	4		57.14
	Republican	7	1,378,248	43.55	3		42.95
	Libertarian	7	79,100	2.50	0		0.0
	Unity	7	23,401	0.74	0		0.0
	Independent	1	3,708	0.12	0		0.0
	Approval Voting	1	1,441	0.05	0		0.0
Total		30	3,164,950	100.0	7		100.0

Popular vote Democratic   53.05% Republican   43.55% Libertarian   2.50% Other   0.90%

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

By district

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district: ^[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	331,621	73.65%	105,955	23.53%	12,714	2.82%	450,290	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	316,925	61.46%	182,547	35.40%	16,191	3.14%	515,663	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	194,122	45.22%	220,634	51.39%	14,553	3.39%	429,319	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	173,945	36.61%	285,606	60.11%	15,556	3.28%	475,107	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	161,600	37.37%	249,013	57.59%	21,794	5.04%	432,407	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	250,314	57.09%	175,192	39.96%	12,967	2.95%	438,473	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	250,525	59.13%	159,301	35.60%	13,865	5.27%	423,691	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,679,052	53.05%	1,378,248	43.55%	107,640	3.40%	3,164,950	100.0%

District 1

2020 Colorado's 1st congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Diana DeGette Shane Bolling Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 331,621 105,955 Percentage 73.6% 23.5%

DeGette:     60-70%     70-80% Bolling:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%      No dataCounty results DeGette:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Bolling:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%      No dataPrecinct results

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

See also: Colorado's 1st congressional district

The 1st district includes all of Denver, as well as the neighboring suburbs of Glendale, Englewood, Sheridan, and Cherry Hills Village. The incumbent is Democrat Diana DeGette, who was re-elected with 73.8% of the vote in 2018. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Diana DeGette, incumbent U.S. representative ^[3]

Did not qualify

• Meghan Pratschler, former candidate for Ohio's 1st congressional district in 2020 ^[4]
• Gabrielle Watson ^[5]
• Charlie Madison Winters, activist ^[6]

Withdrawn

• Crisanta Duran, former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives ^[7]

Declined

• Candi CdeBaca, Denver city councilwoman ^[8]

Endorsements

Diana Degette

Organizationa

• J Street PAC ^[9]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[10]
• Sierra Club ^[11]

Crisanta Duran (withdrawn)

Federal politicians

• Federico Peña, former United States Secretary of Energy, former United States Secretary of Transportation and former mayor of Denver ^[12]
• Ken Salazar, former United States Secretary of the Interior and former U.S. Senator from Colorado ^[13]

Local and statewide politicians

• Barbara O'Brien, vice president of the Denver Board of Education and former lieutenant governor of Colorado ^[14]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette (incumbent)	187,341	100.0
Total votes			187,341	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Shane Bolling ^[16]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shane Bolling	32,176	100.0
Total votes			32,176	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [18]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [20]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [21]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [22]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [23]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Colorado's 1st congressional district, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette (incumbent)	331,621	73.6
	Republican	Shane Bolling	105,955	23.5
	Libertarian	Kyle Furey	8,749	1.9
	Unity	Paul Noel Fiorino	2,524	0.6
	Approval Voting	Jan Kok	1,441	0.3
Total votes			450,290	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2020 Colorado's 2nd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Joe Neguse Charles Winn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 316,925 182,547 Percentage 61.5% 35.4%

Neguse:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Winn:     50-60%County results Neguse:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Winn:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%      No dataPrecinct results

U.S. Representatives before election Joe Neguse Democratic Elected U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse Democratic

See also: Colorado's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in north-central Colorado, taking in Boulder, Fort Collins, Loveland, as well as the surrounding mountain ski towns, including Vail, Grand Lake and Idaho Springs. The incumbent is Democrat Joe Neguse, who was elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2018. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Neguse, incumbent U.S. representative ^[25]

Endorsements

Joe Neguse

Organizations

• Democracy for America ^[26]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[27]
• Sierra Club ^[11]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Neguse (incumbent)	168,393	100.0
Total votes			168,393	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Charles Winn, former U.S. Navy flight surgeon ^[28]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Winn	66,297	100.0
Total votes			66,297	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [18]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [20]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [21]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [22]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [23]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Colorado's 2nd congressional district, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Neguse (incumbent)	316,925	61.5
	Republican	Charles Winn	182,547	35.4
	Libertarian	Thom Atkinson	13,657	2.6
	Unity	Gary Swing	2,534	0.5
Total votes			515,663	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2020 Colorado's 3rd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Lauren Boebert Diane Mitsch Bush Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 220,634 194,122 Percentage 51.4% 45.2%

Boebert:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Bush:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%County results Boebert:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Bush:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%Precinct results

U.S. Representatives before election Scott Tipton Republican Elected U.S. Representatives Lauren Boebert Republican

See also: Colorado's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district encompasses the Colorado Western Slope, including the cities of Aspen, Pueblo, and Grand Junction. The incumbent is Republican Scott Tipton, who was re-elected with 51.5% of the vote in 2018. ^[2] According to The Cook Political Report , the 3rd district has a Partisan Voting Index of R+6. ^[29]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lauren Boebert, restaurant owner and pro-gun activist ^[30]

Eliminated in primary

• Scott Tipton, incumbent U.S. representative ^[31]

Endorsements

Scott Tipton

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States ^[32]

Lauren Boebert

U.S. representatives

• Tom Tancredo, former U.S. representative from CO-06, candidate for Governor of Colorado in 2010, candidate for President of the United States in 2008 ^[33]
• Lou Vallario, Garfield County, Colorado sheriff ^[34]

Organizations

• Tea Party Express ^[35]
• Club for Growth PAC ^[35]

Primary results

On June 30, 2020, Lauren Boebert defeated Scott Tipton by a 54.6% to 45.4% margin to win the nomination. ^[32] During her campaign, Boebert criticized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of "The Squad", positioning herself as a conservative alternative to Ocasio-Cortez. ^{[36] [37]} Dick Wadhams, a Republican political consultant from Denver, says that Tipton had several hundred thousand dollars in the bank for his primary against Boebert, but he chose not to use it for TV/radio ads, mailings, or social media, ceding the debate to Boebert, who inspired a much higher Republican turnout than in 2018. ^[38]

County results

  Boebert

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Tipton

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Republican primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lauren Boebert	58,678	54.6
	Republican	Scott Tipton (incumbent)	48,805	45.4
Total votes			107,483	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Diane Mitsch Bush, former state representative and nominee for Colorado's 3rd congressional district in 2018 ^[39]

Eliminated in primary

• James Iacino, CEO of Seattle Fish Co. ^[40]

Withdrawn

• Donald Valdez, state representative ^[41]
• Root Routledge, U.S. Air Force veteran ^[42]

Declined

• Leroy Garcia, president of the Colorado Senate ^[43]
• Kerry Donovan, state Senator from the 5th District ^[44]

Endorsements

Diane Mitsch Bush

Federal officials

• Mark Udall, former U.S. senator from Colorado (2009-2015) and former U.S. Representative (CO-02) (1999-2009) ^[45]

State officials

• KC Becker, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives and former House Majority Leader ^[45]
• Janet Buckner, state representative and Speaker Pro Tempore ^[45]
• Bernie Buescher, former Colorado Secretary of State (2009-11) and former state representative ^[45]
• Daneya Esgar, state representative ^[45]
• Joann Ginal, state senator and former state representative ^[45]
• Millie Hamner, former state representative ^[45]
• Edie Hooton, state representative ^[45]
• Pete Lee, state senator and former state representative ^[45]
• Claire Levy, former state representative ^[45]
• Mike McLachlan, former state representative and former Colorado Solicitor General ^[45]
• Sal Pace, former state representative ^[45]
• Dylan Roberts, state representative ^[45]
• Joe Salazar, former state representative ^[45]

County officials

• Kathy Chandler-Henry, Eagle County Commissioner ^[45]
• Nancy Stahoviak, former Routt County Commissioner ^[45]
• Paula Swenson, former Gunnison County Commissioner ^[45]

Local officials

• Gabrielle Aragon, former San Luis Town Councilwoman ^[45]

Labor unions

• Colorado AFL-CIO ^{[45] [46]}
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 1 ^[45]
• UNITE HERE Local 23 ^[45]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7 ^[45]

Organizations

• National Committee for an Effective Congress ^[45]
• National Organization for Women PAC ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[45]

James Iacino

Federal officials

• Dan Baer, former United States Ambassador to the OSCE (2013-17) ^[47]
• John Salazar, former U.S. representative (CO-03) (2005-11) and former Agriculture Commissioner of Colorado (2011-14) ^[47]
• Ken Salazar, former United States Secretary of Interior (2009-13), former U.S. Senator from Colorado (2005-09), and former Colorado Attorney General (1999-2005) ^[47]

State officials

• Mike Callihan, former lieutenant governor of Colorado (1987-94) ^[47]
• Kathleen Sullivan-Kelley, former state representative ^[47]
• Gail Schwartz, former state senator ^[47]
• Phil Weiser, Colorado Attorney General ^[47]

County officials

• Steve Child, Pitkin County Commissioner ^[47]
• Clyde Church, La Plata County Commissioner ^[47]
• Gerald Cisneros, Huerfano County Commissioner ^[47]
• John Egan, former Archuleta County Commissioner ^[47]
• Gwen Lachelt, La Plata County Commissioner ^[47]
• Bill Masters, San Miguel County Sheriff ^[47]
• Garrison Ortiz, Pueblo County Commissioner ^[47]
• Lawrence Pacheco, Costilla County Commissioner ^[47]
• Greg Poschman, Pitkin County Commissioner ^[47]
• Helen Sigmond, Alamosa County Commissioner ^[47]
• Robert Willet, District Attorney for Colorado's 12th Judicial District ^[47]
• Chris Wiseman, Pueblo County Commissioner ^[47]

Local officials

• Dave Bowman, former mayor of Montrose ^[47]
• Dean Brookie, mayor of Durango ^[47]
• Ed Brown, Pueblo, Colorado City Council Vice President ^[47]
• Barbara Bynum, mayor of Montrose ^[47]
• Will Dujardin, mayor pro-tempore of Crested Butte ^[47]
• Dennis Flores, Pueblo, Colorado City Council President ^[47]
• Mick Ireland, former mayor of Aspen ^[47]
• Bill Kane, mayor of Basalt ^[47]
• Sweetie Marbury, former mayor of Durango ^[47]
• Skippy Mesirow, Aspen Councilman ^[47]
• Ann Mullins, Aspen Councilwoman ^[47]
• Dan Richardson, mayor of Carbondale ^[47]
• Auden Schendler, former Basalt town Councilman ^[47]

Labor unions

• American Postal Workers Union Denver Metro Area Local ^[47]

Newspapers

• The Durango Herald ^[48]

Individuals

• Trish Zornio, former 2020 United States Senate election in Colorado candidate ^[47]

Primary results

County results

  Bush

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Iacino

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Democratic primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Mitsch Bush	65,377	61.3
	Democratic	James Iacino	41,200	38.7
Total votes			106,577	100.0

Others

Libertarian Party nominee

• John Ryan Keil, businessman ^[49]

Unity Party nominee

• Critter Milton, financial advisor ^[49]

Independent (withdrawn)

• Robert Moser, publisher and former sales executive ^{[50] [49]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [17]	Lean R	September 29, 2020
Inside Elections [18]	Tilt R	October 29, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Lean R	September 3, 2020
Politico [20]	Lean R	September 8, 2020
Daily Kos [21]	Lean R	August 31, 2020
RCP [22]	Tossup	October 24, 2020
Niskanen [23]	Safe R	July 26, 2020

Endorsements

Diane Mitsch Bush

Former US Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, former president of the United States (2009-2017, former Senator from Illinois (2005-2008) ^[51]

Federal officials

• Mark Udall, former U.S. senator from Colorado (2009-15) and former U.S. Representative (CO-02) (1999-2009) ^[45]

State officials

• John Hickenlooper, former governor and 2020 candidate for Senate ^[52]
• Michael Bennet, Senator ^[53]
• KC Becker, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives and former House Majority Leader ^[45]
• Janet Buckner, state representative and Speaker Pro Tempore ^[45]
• Bernie Buescher, former Colorado Secretary of State (2009-11) and former state representative ^[45]
• Daneya Esgar, state representative ^[45]
• Joann Ginal, state senator and former state representative ^[45]
• Millie Hamner, former state representative ^[45]
• Edie Hooton, state representative ^[45]
• Pete Lee, state senator and former state representative ^[45]
• Claire Levy, former state representative ^[45]
• Mike McLachlan, former state representative and former Colorado Solicitor General ^[45]
• Sal Pace, former state representative ^[45]
• Dylan Roberts, state representative ^[45]
• Joe Salazar, former state representative ^[45]
• Phil Weiser, Colorado Attorney General ^[45]

Newspapers

• Denver Post ^[54]
• Pueblo Chieftain ^[55]
• Durango Herald ^[56]
• Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (suggested) ^[57]
• Aspen Daily News ^[58]

County officials

• Kathy Chandler-Henry, Eagle County Commissioner ^[45]
• Nancy Stahoviak, former Routt County Commissioner ^[45]
• Paula Swenson, former Gunnison County Commissioner ^[45]

Local officials

• Gabrielle Aragon, former San Luis Town Councilwoman ^[45]

Labor unions

• Colorado AFL-CIO ^{[45] [46]}
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 1 ^[45]
• UNITE HERE Local 23 ^[45]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7 ^[45]

Organizations

• Giffords ^[59]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[60]
• National Committee for an Effective Congress ^[45]
• National Organization for Women PAC ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[45]
• Sierra Club ^[11]

Lauren Boebert

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States ^[61]

U.S. representatives

• Tom Tancredo, former U.S. representative from CO-06, candidate for Governor of Colorado in 2010, candidate for President of the United States in 2008 ^[33]
• Elise Stefanik, U.S. representative from NY-21 ^[62]
• Ken Buck, U.S. representative from CO-04 ^[63]

Organizations

• Tea Party Express ^[35]
• Club for Growth PAC ^[35]

County Officials

• Lou Vallario, Garfield County, Colorado sheriff ^[34]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Lauren Boebert (R)	Diane Mitsch Bush (D)	Other/ Undecided
DCCC Targeting & Analytics (D) [upper-alpha 1]	October 19–20, 2020	491 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	44%	7% [lower-alpha 2]
Expedition Strategies (D) Archived September 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine [upper-alpha 2]	September 9–14, 2020	754 (LV)	± 3.6%	44%	46%	9% [lower-alpha 3]
GQR Research (D) [upper-alpha 3]	August 3–6, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	43%	15% [lower-alpha 4]

Results

Boebert defeated Bush by six percent on November 3, 2020, 51.39% to 45.22%. Boebert raised $2.4 million and Bush raised $4.2 million. ^[64] Republican groups spent more than $5 million. ^[64] Democratic groups spent nearly $4 million. ^[64] Despite her win however, Boebert lost her home county Garfield to Bush.

Colorado's 3rd congressional district, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lauren Boebert	220,634	51.4
	Democratic	Diane Mitsch Bush	194,122	45.2
	Libertarian	John Keil	10,298	2.4
	Unity	Critter Milton	4,265	1.0
Total votes			429,319	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2020 Colorado's 4th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Ken Buck Ike McCorkle Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 285,606 173,945 Percentage 60.1% 36.6%

Buck:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% McCorkle:     60-70%County results Buck:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% McCorkle:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%      No dataPrecinct results

U.S. Representatives before election Ken Buck Republican Elected U.S. Representatives Ken Buck Republican

See also: Colorado's 4th congressional district

The 4th district encompasses rural eastern Colorado, the Front Range cities of Greeley and Longmont, as well as the southern Denver exurbs, including Castle Rock and Parker. The incumbent is Republican Ken Buck, who was re-elected with 60.6% of the vote in 2018. ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ken Buck, incumbent U.S. representative ^[65]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Buck (incumbent)	109,230	100.0
Total votes			109,230	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Issac "Ike" McCorkle, former U.S. Marine Corps officer ^[66]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ike McCorkle	81,719	100.0
Total votes			81,719	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [17]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [18]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [20]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [21]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [22]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [23]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Colorado's 4th congressional district, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Buck (incumbent)	285,606	60.1
	Democratic	Ike McCorkle	173,945	36.6
	Libertarian	Bruce Griffith	11,026	2.3
	Unity	Laura Ireland	4,530	1.0
Total votes			475,107	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2020 Colorado's 5th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Doug Lamborn Jillian Freeland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 249,013 161,600 Percentage 57.6% 37.4%

Lamborn:     50-60%     60-70% Freeland:     40–50%County results Lamborn:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Freeland:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     40–50%Precinct results

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

See also: Colorado's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is based in Colorado Springs and its suburbs. The incumbent is Republican Doug Lamborn, who was re-elected with 57.0% of the vote in 2018. ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Doug Lamborn, incumbent U.S. representative ^[67]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Lamborn (incumbent)	104,302	100.0
Total votes			104,302	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jillian Freeland, businesswoman ^[68]

Withdrawn

• Brandon Bocchino, entrepreneur ^{[69] [70]}
• George English, U.S. Army veteran ^[71]
• Ryan Lucas, health care worker ^{[72] [73]}
• Mario Sanchez ^[74]

Endorsements

Jillian Freeland

Unions

• AFL-CIO Colorado ^[46]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jillian Freeland	76,033	100.0
Total votes			76,033	100.0

Others

Unity

• Rebecca Keltie, U.S. navy veteran ^[75]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [17]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [18]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [20]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [21]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [22]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [23]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Endorsements

Jillian Freeland (D)

Organizations

• Indivisible ^[76]

Results

Colorado's 5th congressional district, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Lamborn (incumbent)	249,013	57.6
	Democratic	Jillian Freeland	161,600	37.4
	Libertarian	Ed Duffett	14,777	3.4
	Independent	Marcus Allen Murphy	3,708	0.9
	Unity	Rebecca Keltie	3,309	0.8
Total votes			432,407	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2020 Colorado's 6th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Jason Crow Steve House Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 250,314 175,192 Percentage 57.1% 40.0%

Crow:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%County results Crow:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% House:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     40–50%      No dataPrecinct results

U.S. Representatives before election Jason Crow Democratic Elected U.S. Representatives Jason Crow Democratic

See also: Colorado's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is based in the southern suburbs of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area including, Aurora, Brighton, Centennial, and Highlands Ranch. The incumbent is Democrat Jason Crow, who flipped the district and was elected with 54.1% of the vote in 2018. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jason Crow, incumbent U.S. representative ^[77]

Endorsements

Jason Crow

Former US Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, former president of the United States (2009-2017, former Senator from Illinois (2005-2008) ^[78]

U.S. vice presidents

• Joe Biden, former vice president and Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States presidential election ^[79]

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[80]
• Sierra Club ^[11]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Crow (incumbent)	122,929	100.0
Total votes			122,929	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Steve House, former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party ^[81]

Withdrawn

• Casper Stockham, U.S. Air Force veteran, motivational speaker, and nominee for Colorado's 1st congressional district in 2016 and 2018 ^{[82] [83]} (Ran for CO-07)

Declined

• Mike Coffman, former U.S. representative and mayor of Aurora ^[84]

Endorsements

Steve House

State legislators

• Owen Hill, former state senator from the 10th district (2013-2021) ^[85]
• Janice Rich, state representative from the 55th district (2019-) ^[85]
• Ray Scott, state senator from the 7th district (2015-) ^[85]
• Jerry Sonnenberg, state senator from the 1st district (2015-) ^[85]
• Matt Soper, state representative from the 54th district (2019-) ^[85]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve House	63,635	100.0
Total votes			63,635	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [17]	Safe D	July 17, 2020
Inside Elections [18]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [20]	Likely D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [21]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [22]	Safe D	October 24, 2020
Niskanen [23]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Colorado's 6th congressional district, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Crow (incumbent)	250,314	57.1
	Republican	Steve House	175,192	40.0
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	9,083	2.1
	Unity	Jaimie Kulikowski	3,884	0.9
Total votes			438,473	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

2020 Colorado's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Ed Perlmutter Casper Stockham Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 250,525 159,301 Percentage 59.1% 37.6%

Perlmutter:     50-60%County results Perlmutter:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Stockham:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%      No dataPrecinct results

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

See also: Colorado's 7th congressional district

The 7th district encompasses the northern and western suburbs of Denver including, Arvada, Lakewood, Golden, Thornton, and Westminster. The incumbent is Democrat Ed Perlmutter, who was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote in 2018. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ed Perlmutter, incumbent U.S. representative ^[86]

Endorsements

Ed Perlmutter

Organizations

• J Street PAC ^[9]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[10]
• Sierra Club ^[11]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	125,880	100.0
Total votes			125,880	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Casper Stockham, U.S. Air Force veteran, motivational speaker, and nominee for Colorado's 1st congressional district in 2016 and 2018 ^{[82] [83]}

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Casper Stockham	52,488	100.0
Total votes			52,488	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [18]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [20]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [21]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [22]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [23]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Colorado's 7th congressional district, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	250,525	59.1
	Republican	Casper Stockham	159,301	37.6
	Libertarian	Ken Biles	11,510	2.7
	Unity	Dave Olszta	2,355	0.6
Total votes			423,691	100.0
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Keil (L) with 5%; Milton (U) with 2%
3. Keil (L) with 3%; Milton (U) with 1%; Undecided with 5%
4. Moser (I) with 5%; Keil (L) with 4%; Milton (U) and "Other" with 1%; Undecided with 4%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the DCCC, which endorsed Busch prior to the sampling period.
2. Poll conducted for the House Majority PAC.
3. Poll conducted for Diane Mitsch Bush.

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External links

• Colorado Secretary of State

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Shane Bolling (R) for Congress Archived August 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Diana DeGette (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Alex Johnson (I) for Congress Archived September 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Joe Neguse (D) for Congress
• Charlie Winn (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Lauren Boebert (R) for Congress
• Diane Mitsch Bush (D) for Congress Archived June 12, 2019, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Ken Buck (R) for Congress
• Issac "Ike" McCorkle (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Jillian Freeland (D) for Congress Archived May 18, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Rebecca Keltie (U) for Congress Archived December 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Doug Lamborn (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Jason Crow (D) for Congress
• Steve House (R) for Congress Archived June 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• Ed Perlmutter (D) for Congress
• Casper Stockham (R) for Congress