Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Colorado, 2022

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Colorado's 2nd Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 15, 2022
Primary: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Colorado
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+17 Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Colorado, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 15, 2022.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 68.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 28.8%.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)
• Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Incumbent Joe Neguse defeated Marshall Dawson, Steve Yurash, Gary Nation, and Tim Wolf in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Neguse (D)	70.0	244,107
		Marshall Dawson (R)	28.0	97,700
		Steve Yurash (Colorado Center Party)	0.8	2,876
	Submit photo	Gary Nation (American Constitution Party)	0.6	2,188
		Tim Wolf (Unity Party)	0.6	1,968

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 348,839
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Incumbent Joe Neguse advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Neguse	100.0	91,793

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Marshall Dawson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marshall Dawson	100.0	43,164

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,164
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Colorado

Election information in Colorado: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 31, 2022
• Online: Oct. 31, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 31, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 31, 2022
• Online: Oct. 31, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 24, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Marshall Dawson (R)

Peace

Power

Prosperity

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

Americans are tired of extreme elements controlling politics in both parties. We want a party in the middle to bridge the divide that is fracturing America. The Colorado Center Party is here to speak truth to the power of the extremes and will give voters the opportunity to stop voting for the lesser of two evils.

Inflation and high gasoline prices are made much worse by the government overspending from the Biden Administration. We must be honest about this problem and stop the lying about it.

I support Women's reproductive rights, the right to end a pregnancy when she sees fit based on her own conscience.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Marshall Dawson (R)

Let Americans decide which regulations are in America’s best interest: If elected to serve as your representative, Marshall will work with both Democrats and Republicans to pass the REINS Act. The REINS Act will require that all regulatory actions, having a $100M effect on the economy, be reviewed and voted on by Congress. Federal agencies currently enact regulations without the approval of Congress, the representatives of the people. The REINS Act will ensure that potentially onerous regulations require your representative to be on record, for or against, regarding policies affecting you.

It’s time to take school safety seriously: Congress has funded various programs to prevent school violence. Although these do good work, they are inadequately funded. Congress should care as much about safeguarding America’s children from domestic threats as for funding the security of foreign countries.

For example, the STOP School Violence Act has funded school violence prevention programs up to $125 million in 2022. If each state was provided equal funding, Colorado would receive $2,500,000 for our 1,972 schools; only $1,270 for each school to enhance its security, provide training, and implement evidence-based threat assessments. This is unreasonable and will do little to protect our children from the threat of school violence.

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

The total federal debt will surely sink our beloved country as interest rates rise. Adding to the debt is a huge mistake. The surge in crime across our nation is mostly caused by elimination of cash bail and progressive District Attorneys failing to prosecute crime in big cities. We need to support our police and prevent criminals from getting back on the street to recommit crimes over and over again. We need to allow oil producers to continue producing oil and gas so that our economy stays strong while we build more renewable energy. The amount of time required to integrate renewable sources into our grid will take much longer than most people realize because of the limitations of solar and wind power. We need to have a realistic, science based approach to energy security.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

I remember Neal Armstrong stepping on the moon, I was 9 at the time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

My first job was the clean up boy at the local butcher shop. I did that for 2 years and after the first 6 months I was responsible for recruiting the other clean up boy to share the job.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

Yes I believe that previous experience is beneficial because it helps ground representatives in how the state and local levels of government serve the people.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

Dealing with inflation caused by government overspending. Dealing with dictatorships of Russia and China who seek to dominate the world.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

yes.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

We should have a 6 term limit for Congress people and a 2 term limit for Senators.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

Yes I believe that we do need to compromise on policymaking in order to maintain a middle course that a majority of Americans can agree with.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Steve Yurash (Colorado Center)

We need to restrict the overspending. One way to help this is to require that each cabinet department of the executive branch must have its own separate vote approving it's budget so that one branch cannot be held hostage to another.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. 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. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Joe Neguse	Democratic Party	$2,351,040	$1,383,705	$1,860,840	As of December 31, 2022
Marshall Dawson	Republican Party	$48,943	$34,886	$14,057	As of December 31, 2022
Gary Nation	American Constitution Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Steve Yurash	Colorado Center Party	$31,594	$41,312	$782	As of December 31, 2022
Tim Wolf	Unity Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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.

General election 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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Colorado in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Colorado, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Colorado	U.S. House	Major party	10% of votes cast for the office in the last primary, or 1,500, whichever is less	N/A	3/15/2022	Source
Colorado	U.S. House	Minor party	2.5% of votes cast for the office in the last general election, or 1,500, whichever is less	N/A	4/4/2022	Source
Colorado	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	2.5% of votes cast for the office in the last general election, or 1,500, whichever is less	N/A	7/14/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
• Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Colorado District 2
until January 2, 2023

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Colorado District 2
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Colorado after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Colorado
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Colorado's 1st	79.5%	18.2%	75.6%	22.1%
Colorado's 2nd	68.7%	28.8%	63.7%	33.6%
Colorado's 3rd	44.7%	52.9%	46.1%	51.6%
Colorado's 4th	39.5%	58.0%	40.8%	56.6%
Colorado's 5th	43.1%	53.2%	41.8%	54.7%
Colorado's 6th	60.6%	36.8%	58.2%	39.2%
Colorado's 7th	55.7%	41.5%	60.0%	37.1%
Colorado's 8th	50.8%	46.3%	---	---

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Colorado.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Colorado in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 1, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty candidates filed to run for Colorado’s eight U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 3.75 candidates per district, more than the 2.28 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.43 in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census, which resulted in Colorado gaining one congressional district. The 30 candidates who filed to run this year were the most candidates running for Colorado’s U.S. House seats since at least 2012, the earliest year for which we have data.

Two seats — the 7th and the newly-created 8th district — were open. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D), who represented the 7th district, didn't file to run for re-election. The two open seats this year were the most open seats in Colorado since at least 2014. There were no open seats in 2020 and 2016, and one open seat in 2018 and 2014.

Six candidates, including incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn (R), filed to run in the 5th district, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year. There were three contested Democratic primaries, the most since 2018, when five Democratic primaries were contested. There were five contested Republican primaries, the most since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data.

Four incumbents faced primary challengers, the most since at least 2014. Two incumbents, Rep. Joe Neguse (D) from the 2nd district and Rep. Jason Crow (D) from the 6th district, didn't face any primary challengers. Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all eight districts, so no seats are guaranteed to either party this year.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

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

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Colorado's 2nd the 79 most Democratic district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Colorado's 2nd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
68.7%	28.8%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Colorado, 2020

Colorado presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 13 Democratic wins
• 18 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Colorado and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Colorado
	Colorado	United States
Population	5,773,714	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	103,636	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	81.5%	70.4%
Black/African American	4.1%	12.6%
Asian	3.2%	5.6%
Native American	0.9%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Other (single race)	4.1%	5.1%
Multiple	5.9%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	21.7%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	92.1%	88.5%
College graduation rate	41.6%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$75,231	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	9.8%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Colorado's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Colorado, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	4	6
Republican	0	3	3
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	7	9

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Colorado's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Colorado, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Jared Polis
Lieutenant Governor	Dianne Primavera
Secretary of State	Jena Griswold
Attorney General	Phil Weiser

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Colorado General Assembly as of November 2022.

Colorado State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	21
	Republican Party	14
	Vacancies	0
Total		35

Colorado House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	41
	Republican Party	23
	Vacancies	1
Total		65

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Colorado was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Colorado Party Control: 1992-2022
Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
House	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

District history

2020

See also: Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Incumbent Joe Neguse defeated Charles Winn, Thom Atkinson, and Gary Swing in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Neguse (D)	61.5	316,925
		Charles Winn (R)	35.4	182,547
		Thom Atkinson (L)	2.6	13,657
		Gary Swing (Unity Party)	0.5	2,534

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 515,663
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Matyi (Independent)
• Alex Johnson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Incumbent Joe Neguse advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Neguse	100.0	168,393

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Charles Winn advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Winn	100.0	66,297

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,297
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Cutcher (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Thom Atkinson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Thom Atkinson (L)

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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Gary Swing advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on April 4, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Swing (Unity Party)

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2018

See also: Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Joe Neguse defeated Peter Yu, Nick Thomas, and Roger Barris in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Neguse (D)	60.3	259,608
		Peter Yu (R)	33.6	144,901
		Nick Thomas (Independent)	3.8	16,356
		Roger Barris (L)	2.3	9,749
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	151

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 430,765 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Joe Neguse defeated Mark Williams in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Neguse	65.7	76,829
		Mark Williams	34.3	40,044

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 116,873
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kristopher Larsen (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Peter Yu advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Peter Yu

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2016

See also: Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jared Polis (D) defeated Nicholas Morse (R) and Richard Longstreth (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, Colorado District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jared Polis Incumbent	56.9%	260,175
	Republican	Nicholas Morse	37.2%	170,001
	Libertarian	Richard Longstreth	5.9%	27,136
Total Votes				457,312
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Primary candidates:

Democratic

Jared Polis - Incumbent a
Steven Todd (Write-in)

Republican

Nicholas Morse a

Third Party/Other

Richard Longstreth (Libertarian) a

Withdrew:
Cliff Willmeng (Green)

2014

See also: Colorado's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jared Polis (D) defeated George Leing (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jared Polis Incumbent	56.7%	196,300
	Republican	George Leing	43.3%	149,645
Total Votes				345,945
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

June 24, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• Jared Polis - Incumbent a

Republican Primary

• George Leing a

Out in assembly

Bob Comer

Larry Sarner

See also

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Footnotes

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Jeff Hurd (R)

District 4

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 5

Jeff Crank (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Gabe Evans (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)

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