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Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

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Colorado's 1st Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 17, 2020
Primary: June 30, 2020
General: November 3, 2020
Pre-election incumbent:
Diana DeGette (Democrat)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Colorado
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Colorado, held elections in 2020.

Incumbent Diana DeGette won election in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 1.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 17, 2020
June 30, 2020
November 3, 2020


Heading into the election the incumbent was Democrat Diana DeGette, who was first elected in 1996.

Colorado's 1st Congressional District is located in central Colorado and includes Denver as well as parts of Arapahoe and Jefferson counties.[4]

Post-election analysis

The table below compares the vote totals in the 2020 presidential election and 2020 U.S. House election for this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

Presidential and congressional election results, Colorado's 1st Congressional District, 2020
Race Presidential U.S. House
Democratic candidate Democratic Party 75.6 73.6
Republican candidate Republican Party 22.1 23.5
Difference 53.5 50.1

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

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Colorado did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette defeated Shane Bolling, Kyle Furey, Paul Fiorino, and Jan Kok in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Diana DeGette
Diana DeGette (D)
 
73.6
 
331,621
Image of Shane Bolling
Shane Bolling (R)
 
23.5
 
105,955
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Kyle Furey (L)
 
1.9
 
8,749
Image of Paul Fiorino
Paul Fiorino (Unity Party)
 
0.6
 
2,524
Image of Jan Kok
Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.3
 
1,441

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 450,290
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Diana DeGette
Diana DeGette
 
100.0
 
187,341

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 187,341
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Shane Bolling advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shane Bolling
Shane Bolling
 
100.0
 
32,176

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,176
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Kyle Furey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on April 13, 2020.

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Kyle Furey (L)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Paul Fiorino advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on April 4, 2020.

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Paul Fiorino (Unity Party)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Candidate profiles

This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways. Either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey or Ballotpedia staff created a profile after identifying the candidate as noteworthy.[5] Ballotpedia staff compiled profiles based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 64 Colorado counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Conejos County, Colorado 3.56% 9.22% 12.93%
Huerfano County, Colorado 6.61% 8.27% 11.23%
Las Animas County, Colorado 15.60% 2.65% 7.04%
Pueblo County, Colorado 0.50% 13.99% 14.97%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Colorado with 48.2 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 43.3 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Colorado voted Republican 63.3 percent of the time and Democratic 36.7 percent of the time. Colorado voted Republican in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, but voted Democratic in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 elections.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Colorado. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[6][7]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 37 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 27.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 40 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 24.8 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 28 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 21.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 25 out of 65 state House districts in Colorado with an average margin of victory of 25.8 points. Trump won one district controlled by a Democrat heading into the 2018 elections.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+21, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Colorado's 1st Congressional District the 59th most Democratic nationally.[8]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.[9]

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[10] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[11] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Diana DeGette Democratic Party $1,204,484 $1,080,589 $277,373 As of December 31, 2020
Shane Bolling Republican Party $13,658 $13,658 $0 As of December 31, 2020
Jan Kok Approval Voting Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Kyle Furey Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Paul Fiorino Unity Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[12]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[13][14][15]

Race ratings: Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
Race trackerRace ratings
November 3, 2020October 27, 2020October 20, 2020October 13, 2020
The Cook Political ReportSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

Candidate ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for 1st Congressional District candidates in Colorado in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Colorado, click here.

Filing requirements, 2020
State Office Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
Colorado 1st Congressional District Major party 1,500 1,500 or 10% of votes cast in last primary (whichever is less) N/A N/A 3/17/2020 Source
Colorado 1st Congressional District Unaffiliated 1,500 1,500, or 2.5% of votes cast for office in last election (whichever is less) N/A N/A 7/9/2020 Source

District election history

2018

See also: Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette defeated Casper Stockham and Raymon Doane in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Diana DeGette
Diana DeGette (D)
 
73.8
 
272,886
Image of Casper Stockham
Casper Stockham (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.0
 
85,207
Image of Raymon Doane
Raymon Doane (L)
 
3.1
 
11,600
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
22

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 369,715
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette defeated Saira Rao in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Diana DeGette
Diana DeGette
 
68.2
 
91,102
Image of Saira Rao
Saira Rao
 
31.8
 
42,398

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 133,500
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Casper Stockham advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Casper Stockham
Casper Stockham Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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2016

See also: Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Diana DeGette (D) defeated Casper Stockham (R) and Darrell Dinges (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. DeGette defeated Charles Norris in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2016, while Stockham faced no primary opponent.[16][17][18]

U.S. House, Colorado District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDiana DeGette Incumbent 67.9% 257,254
     Republican Casper Stockham 27.7% 105,030
     Libertarian Darrell Dinges 4.4% 16,752
Total Votes 379,036
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


U.S. House, Colorado, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDiana DeGette Incumbent 86.4% 55,925
Charles Norris 13.6% 8,770
Total Votes 64,695
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2014

See also: Colorado's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Diana DeGette (D) defeated Martin Walsh (R), Frank Atwood (L) and Danny Stroud (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDiana DeGette Incumbent 65.8% 183,281
     Republican Martin Walsh 29% 80,682
     Libertarian Frank Atwood 3.3% 9,292
     Independent Danny Stroud 1.9% 5,236
Total Votes 278,491
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Colorado is a vote-by-mail state. In order to vote by mail, registration must be completed at least eight days prior to the election. If voting in person on Election Day, a voter can register at the polls.
  2. ↑ Colorado is a vote-by-mail state. In order to vote by mail, registration must be completed at least eight days prior to the election. If voting in person on Election Day, a voter can register at the polls.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Colorado is a vote-by-mail state. Early voting dates and polling hours apply to vote centers where individuals can instead vote in person.
  4. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  5. ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
  6. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  7. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
  8. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  9. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  10. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  11. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  12. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  13. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  14. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  15. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  16. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 2, 2016
  17. ↑ Politico, "Colorado House Primaries Results," June 28, 2016
  18. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2016


Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Michael Bennet (D)
John Hickenlooper (D)
Representatives
District 1
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District 3
Jeff Hurd (R)
District 4
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District 6
District 7
District 8
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