Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

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Colorado's 5th Congressional District

General Election Date November 8, 2016

Primary Date June 28, 2016

November 8 Election Winner: Doug Lamborn

Incumbent prior to election: Doug Lamborn

Race Ratings Cook Political Report: Solid R Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

The 5th Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Misty Plowright (D), Mike McRedmond (L), and Curtis Imrie (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lamborn defeated Calandra Vargas in the Republican primary, while Plowright defeated Donald Martinez to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
April 4, 2016	June 28, 2016	November 8, 2016

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."

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Doug Lamborn (R), who was first elected in 2006.

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Colorado's 5th Congressional District was located in central Colorado and included Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, and Teller counties. Portions of Park County were also located within the district.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn Incumbent	62.3%	225,445
	Democratic	Misty Plowright	30.9%	111,676
	Libertarian	Mike McRedmond	6.9%	24,872
Total Votes				361,993
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, Colorado, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Doug Lamborn Incumbent	68%	51,018
Calandra Vargas	32%	23,968
Total Votes		74,986
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

U.S. House, Colorado, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Misty Plowright	58.1%	13,419
Donald Martinez	41.9%	9,658
Total Votes		23,077
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Doug Lamborn a
Misty Plowright
Mike McRedmond
Curtis Imrie (Write-in)

Primary candidates:

Democratic

Donald Martinez
Misty Plowright a

Republican

Doug Lamborn - Incumbent a
Calandra Vargas

Third Party/Other

Mike McRedmond (Libertarian)

Withdrew:
Moses Humes (D)

District history

2014

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Irv Halter (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn Incumbent	59.8%	157,182
	Democratic	Irv Halter	40.2%	105,673
Total Votes				262,855
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2012

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Doug Lamborn won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn Incumbent	65%	199,639
	Libertarian	Jim Pirtle	7.4%	22,778
	Independent	Dave Anderson	17.4%	53,318
	Green	Misha Luzov	6%	18,284
	Constitution	Kenneth R. Harvell	4.3%	13,212
Total Votes				307,231
Source: Colorado Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Colorado elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Colorado in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline	Event type	Event description
April 4, 2016	Ballot access	Last day for major/minor party candidates to file candidate petitions for the primary election
April 20, 2016	Ballot access	Last day for write-in candidates to file affidavits of intent for the primary election
June 28, 2016	Election date	Primary election
July 14, 2016	Ballot access	Last day for unaffiliated candidates to file nomination petitions for the general election
July 21, 2016	Ballot access	Last day for write-in candidates to file affidavits of intent for the general election
November 8, 2016	Election date	General election
Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed October 28, 2015

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2016
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016

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)