United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2016
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado will be 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 will coincide 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 will be held on June 28.
Contents
District 1
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The 1st district is located in Central Colorado and includes most of the city of Denver. The incumbent is Democrat Diana DeGette, who has represented the district since 1997. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+18.
District 2
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The 2nd district is located in Northern Colorado and encompasses seven counties. The incumbent is Democrat Jared Polis, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2014 and isn't expected to have a primary challenger.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Jared Polis - Incumbent
Republican primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Nicholas Morse - Marketing Executive. First run for public office.
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. The incumbent is Republican Scott Tipton, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+5.
Tipton was mentioned as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate, but announced that he will run for re-election instead.[1]
District 4
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The 4th district is located in Eastern Colorado and includes numerous sparsely populated counties. The incumbent is Republican Ken Buck, who has represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 65% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+11.
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. The incumbent is Republican Doug Lamborn, who has represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+13.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Misty Plowright - Army Veteran. First run for public office [2]
- Donald Martinez
Republican primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Calandra Vargas - Colorado Native. First run for public office
- Doug Lamborn - Incumbent, 5th run for office
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. The incumbent is Republican Mike Coffman, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+1.
Andrew Romanoff, the former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives and the 2014 Democratic nominee, may run again.[3] Former State Representative Edward Casso has established an exploratory committee in preparation for a potential challenge, but has hinted that he may defer to Romanoff if he runs again.[4]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Morgan Carroll, former Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate[5]
- Potential
- Edward Casso, former State Representative[4][6]
- Rebecca McClellan, Centennial City Councilor[7][8]
- Karen Middleton, former State Representative and former member of the Colorado State Board of Education[9]
- Andrew Romanoff, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for the seat in 2014[3][4][9][10]
- Declined
- Rhonda Fields, State Representative[7]
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. The incumbent is Democrat Ed Perlmutter, who has represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+5.
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