Colorado's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 1st Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Diana DeGette (D) won re-election in 2014. She was unchallenged in the Democratic primary and defeated Martin Walsh (R) in the general election.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.
Colorado utilizes a semi-closed primary system. According to Section 1-7-201 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, "An eligible unaffiliated elector, including a preregistrant who is eligible under section 1-2-101 (2)(c), is entitled to vote in the primary election of a major political party without affiliating with that political party."[3][4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: Voters were able to register to vote in the primary by either June 2 (by mail, at a voter registration agency, voter registration drive or DMV), June 16 (online) or on election day (in-person at a voter service polling center). For the general election, voters could register through election day, November 4, 2014.[5]
- See also: Colorado elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Diana DeGette (D), who was first elected in 2006.
Colorado's 1st Congressional District is located in central Colorado and includes Denver as well as parts of Arapahoe and Jefferson counties.[6]
Candidates
General election candidates
June 24, 2014, primary results
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Diana 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 | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[7] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[8] Diana DeGette voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[9]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[10] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Diana DeGette voted for HR 2775.[11]
Campaign contributions
Diana DeGette
| Diana DeGette (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[12] | April 14, 2013 | $62,321.36 | $79,658.91 | $(114,036.27) | $27,944.00 | ||||
| July Quarterly[13] | July 12, 2013 | $27,944.00 | $134,088.74 | $(87,148.05) | $74,884.69 | ||||
| October Quarterly[14] | October 14, 2013 | $74,884.69 | $112,309.64 | $(115,192.93) | $72,001.40 | ||||
| Year-End[15] | January 30, 2014 | $72,001 | $117,583 | $(127,211) | $62,373 | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 12, 2014 | $62,373 | $135,923 | $(113,886) | $84,410 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[17] | June 10, 2014 | $84,410 | $110,325 | $(82,861) | $111,874 | ||||
| July Quarterly[18] | July 14, 2014 | $111,874 | $75,666 | $(113,518) | $74,023 | ||||
| October Quarterly[19] | October 14, 2014 | $74,023 | $152,923 | $(184,031) | $42,915 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $918,477.29 | $(937,884.25) | ||||||||
Martin Walsh
| Martin Walsh (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year-End[20] | January 17, 2014 | $0 | $5,100 | $(2,650) | $2,449 | ||||
| April Quarterly[21] | April 15, 2014 | $2,449 | $2,885 | $(4,595) | $738 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[22] | June 12, 2014 | $738 | $2,850 | $(1,326) | $2,262 | ||||
| July Quarterly[23] | July 14, 2014 | $2,262 | $921 | $(620) | $2,563 | ||||
| October Quarterly[24] | October 13, 2014 | $2,563 | $4,103 | $(3,231) | $3,434 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $15,859 | $(12,422) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Diana DeGette (D) won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Danny Stroud, Frank Atwood, Gary Swing and Thomas Henry Juniel in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Diana DeGette Incumbent |
68.2% | 237,579 | |
| Republican | Danny Stroud | 26.8% | 93,217 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Atwood | 3.6% | 12,585 | |
| Green | Gary Swing | 1.4% | 4,829 | |
| Total Votes | 348,210 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Diana DeGette won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Mike Fallon (R), Gary Swing (G), Clint Jones (L) and Chris Styskal (American Constitution) in the general election.[25]
| U.S. House, Colorado District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Diana DeGette incumbent |
67.4% | 140,073 | |
| Republican | Mike Fallon | 28.8% | 59,747 | |
| Green | Gary Swing | 1.4% | 2,923 | |
| Libertarian | Clint Jones | 1.4% | 2,867 | |
| American Constitution | Chris Styskal | 1% | 2,141 | |
| Total Votes | 207,751 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Colorado Revised Statutes § 1-7-201," accessed August 6, 2025
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Primary Elections FAQs," accessed August 6, 2025
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration FAQs," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Diana DeGette April Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Diana DeGette July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Diana DeGette October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Diana DeGette Year-End," accessed February 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Diana DeGette April Quarterly," accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Diana DeGette Pre-Primary," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Diana DeGette July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Diana DeGette October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Martin Walsh Year-End," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Martin Walsh April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Martin Walsh Pre-Primary," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Martin Walsh July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Martin Walsh October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
