The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 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. The primaries were held on June 28.
As of , this is the last time the Republicans won the popular vote or a majority of House seats in Colorado.
Overview Statewide PartyCandidatesVotesSeats %+/– %Republican71,288,61847.70457.14Democratic71,263,79146.78342.95Libertarian7143,3385.2500.0Green15,6410.2100.0Total222,701,388100.07100.0
By district Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district:
DistrictRepublicanDemocraticLibertarianGreenTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 105,030 27.71% 257,254 67.87% 16,752 4.42% 0 0.00% 379,036 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 170,001 37.17% 260,175 56.89% 27,136 5.93% 0 0.00% 457,312 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 204,220 54.60% 150,914 40.35% 18,903 5.05% 0 0.00% 374,037 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 4 248,230 63.55% 123,642 31.65% 18,761 4.80% 0 0.00% 390,633 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 5 225,445 62.28% 111,676 30.85% 24,872 6.87% 0 0.00% 361,993 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 191,626 50.91% 160,372 42.60% 18,778 4.99% 5,641 1.50% 376,417 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 7 144,066 39.80% 199,758 55.18% 18,186 5.02% 0 0.00% 362,010 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 1,288,618 47.70% 1,263,791 46.78% 143,338 5.31% 5,641 0.21% 2,701,388 100.0%
District 1
The 1st district is located in Central Colorado and includes most of the city of Denver. The incumbent was Democrat Diana DeGette, who had represented the district since 1997. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+18.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Diana DeGette, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Charles H. "Chuck" Norris
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Charles "Casper" Stockham
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Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Darrell Dinges
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 2
The 2nd district is located in Northern Colorado and encompasses seven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Jared Polis, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2014 and was not expected to have a primary challenger.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jared Polis, incumbent U.S. representative
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Nicholas Morse, marketing executive
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Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Richard Longstreth
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 3
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 was Republican Scott Tipton, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+5.
Tipton was mentioned as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate, but announced that he would run for re-election instead.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Scott Tipton, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Alexander Beinstein
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Gail Schwartz, state senator from the 5th district
Results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 4
The 4th district is located in Eastern Colorado and includes numerous sparsely populated counties. The incumbent was Republican Ken Buck, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 65% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+11.
Republican primary Candidates Declared Ken Buck, incumbent U.S. representative
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bob Seay
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 5
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 was Republican Doug Lamborn, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+13.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Doug Lamborn, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Calandra Vargas
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Misty Plowright, Army veteran
Eliminated in primary Donald Martinez
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 6
The 6th district is located in Central Colorado and surrounds the city of Denver from the east, including the city of Aurora. The incumbent was Republican Mike Coffman, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+1.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mike Coffman, incumbent U.S. representative
Results
Democratic primary On July 5, 2015, Morgan Carroll, the former president of the Colorado Senate, announced that she planned to challenge Coffman. Andrew Romanoff, the former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives and the 2014 Democratic nominee, considered running again but ultimately decided against it. Former state representative Edward Casso established an exploratory committee in 2014 in preparation for a potential challenge, but ultimately did not run.
Candidates Nominee Morgan Carroll, former Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate
Declined Edward Casso, former state representative Rhonda Fields, state representative Rebecca McClellan, Centennial city councilor Karen Middleton, former state representative and former member of the Colorado State Board of Education Andrew Romanoff, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for the seat in 2014
Results
General election Campaign The conservative political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, which receives funding from the Koch brothers, launched a six-figure campaign effort supporting Coffman's candidacy.
Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 7
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 was Democrat Ed Perlmutter, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ed Perlmutter, incumbent U.S. representative
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee George Athanasopoulos
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
See also 2016 Colorado State Board of Regents at-large election
References
External links U.S. House elections in Colorado, 2016 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets