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Colorado's 4th Congressional District

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Colorado's 4th Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Colorado's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Lauren Boebert (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Colorado representatives represented an average of 722,771 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 720,704 residents.

Elections

See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 30, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Douglas Mangeris (L) and Wayne Thornton (Unaffiliated) are running in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on November 3, 2026.


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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Trisha Calvarese (D), Eileen Laubacher (D), John Padora Jr. (D), and Jenna Preston (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 30, 2026.


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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Lauren Boebert (R) and Eric San Felipe (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 30, 2026.


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Special election

See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District special election, 2024

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Greg Lopez (R) defeated Trisha Calvarese (D), Hannah Goodman (L), and Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party) in the special general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Greg Lopez
Greg Lopez (R)
 
58.4
 
100,095
Image of Trisha Calvarese
Trisha Calvarese (D)
 
34.4
 
59,013
Image of Hannah Goodman
Hannah Goodman (L)
 
5.3
 
9,069
Image of Frank Atwood
Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
1.9
 
3,225

Total votes: 171,402
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Regular election

See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Lauren Boebert (R) defeated Trisha Calvarese (D), Hannah Goodman (L), Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party), and Paul Fiorino (Unity Party) in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lauren Boebert
Lauren Boebert (R)
 
53.6
 
240,213
Image of Trisha Calvarese
Trisha Calvarese (D)  Candidate Connection
 
42.0
 
188,249
Image of Hannah Goodman
Hannah Goodman (L)  Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
11,676
Image of Frank Atwood
Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
1.4
 
6,233
Image of Paul Fiorino
Paul Fiorino (Unity Party)
 
0.3
 
1,436

Total votes: 447,807
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Trisha Calvarese (D) defeated Ike McCorkle (D) and John Padora Jr. (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Trisha Calvarese
Trisha Calvarese  Candidate Connection
 
45.2
 
22,756
Image of Ike McCorkle
Ike McCorkle
 
41.1
 
20,723
Image of John Padora Jr.
John Padora Jr.  Candidate Connection
 
13.7
 
6,882

Total votes: 50,361
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lauren Boebert
Lauren Boebert
 
43.7
 
54,605
Image of Jerry Sonnenberg
Jerry Sonnenberg  Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
17,791
Image of Deborah Flora
Deborah Flora  Candidate Connection
 
13.6
 
17,069
Image of Richard Holtorf
Richard Holtorf
 
10.7
 
13,387
Image of Michael Lynch
Michael Lynch  Candidate Connection
 
10.7
 
13,357
Image of Peter Yu
Peter Yu  Candidate Connection
 
7.1
 
8,854

Total votes: 125,063
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See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Ken Buck (R) defeated Ike McCorkle (D) and Ryan McGonigal (American Constitution Party) in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Buck
Ken Buck (R)
 
60.9
 
216,024
Image of Ike McCorkle
Ike McCorkle (D)
 
36.6
 
129,619
Ryan McGonigal (American Constitution Party)  Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
8,870

Total votes: 354,513
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Ike McCorkle (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ike McCorkle
Ike McCorkle
 
100.0
 
42,244

Total votes: 42,244
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Ken Buck (R) defeated Robert Lewis (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Buck
Ken Buck
 
74.0
 
90,091
Robert Lewis
 
26.0
 
31,593

Total votes: 121,684
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Libertarian Party primary

The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Frank Jensik (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on March 12, 2022.

Candidate
Frank Jensik

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See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Ken Buck (R) defeated Ike McCorkle (D), Bruce Griffith (L), and Laura Ireland (Unity Party) in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Buck
Ken Buck (R)
 
60.1
 
285,606
Image of Ike McCorkle
Ike McCorkle (D)
 
36.6
 
173,945
Image of Bruce Griffith
Bruce Griffith (L)
 
2.3
 
11,026
Laura Ireland (Unity Party)
 
1.0
 
4,530

Total votes: 475,107
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Ike McCorkle (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ike McCorkle
Ike McCorkle
 
100.0
 
81,719

Total votes: 81,719
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Ken Buck (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Buck
Ken Buck
 
100.0
 
109,230

Total votes: 109,230
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Bruce Griffith (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on April 13, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Bruce Griffith
Bruce Griffith

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Unity Party convention

Unity convention for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Laura Ireland (Unity Party) advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on April 4, 2020.


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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Ken Buck (R) defeated Karen McCormick (D) in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Buck
Ken Buck (R)
 
60.6
 
224,038
Image of Karen McCormick
Karen McCormick (D)
 
39.4
 
145,544
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0%
 
39

Total votes: 369,621
(100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Karen McCormick (D) defeated Chase Kohne (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karen McCormick
Karen McCormick
 
64.7
 
37,120
Image of Chase Kohne
Chase Kohne
 
35.3
 
20,269

Total votes: 57,389
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Ken Buck (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Buck
Ken Buck
 
100.0
 
85,290

Total votes: 85,290
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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Colorado after the 2020 census

On November 1, 2021, the Colorado Supreme Court approved the congressional redistricting plan that the state's Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission approved on September 28, 2021. Colorado was apportioned eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, a net gain of one seat as compared to apportionment after the 2010 census. This map took effect for Colorado’s 2022 congressional elections.

The Denver Post's Alex Burness said that the approved map "gives comfortable advantages to each of Colorado’s seven incumbent members of Congress" and that the newly created 8th District would be competitive based on recent results.[16][17]

How does redistricting in Colorado work? On November 6, 2018, Colorado voters approved two constitutional amendments, Amendment Y and Amendment Z, establishing separate non-politician commissions for congressional and state legislative redistricting. Each commission consists of four members belonging to the state's largest political party, four members belonging to the state's second-largest party, and four members belonging to no party. Commission members are appointed by a panel of three judges selected by the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. The amendment requires at least eight of the commission's 12 members, including at least two members not belonging to any political party, to approve a map.[18]

The Colorado Constitution requires that state legislative district boundaries "be contiguous, and that they be as compact as possible based on their total perimeter." In addition, "to the extent possible, districts must also preserve the integrity of counties, cities, towns and–where doing so does not conflict with other goals–communities of interest." There are no similar requirements for congressional districts.[19][20]

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District of Colorado after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Colorado after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Colorado State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Colorado's 4th the 141st most Republican district nationally.[21]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Colorado's 4th the 111th most Republican district nationally.[22]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 58.0%-39.5%.[23]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Colorado's 4th the 114th most Republican district nationally.[24]

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 39.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 58.0%.[25]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Colorado's 4th Congressional District the 106th most Republican nationally.[26]

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 1.04. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.04 points toward that party.[27]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 2, 2016
  2. Politico, "Colorado House Primaries Results," June 28, 2016
  3. Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2016
  4. Politico, "2012 Election Map, Colorado," November 6, 2012
  5. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. Colorado Judicial Branch, "Supreme Court Case Announcements," accessed November 1, 2021
  17. The Denver Post, "Colorado’s new congressional districts are set — and in need of Supreme Court approval," Sept. 29, 2021
  18. Colorado General Assembly, "SCR18-004: Congressional Redistricting," accessed May 14, 2018
  19. All About Redistricting, "Colorado," accessed April 22, 2015
  20. Redistricting in Colorado, "Constitutional Provisions," accessed April 22, 2015
  21. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  22. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  23. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  24. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  25. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  26. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  27. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


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