Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

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Colorado's 5th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 18, 2026
Primary: June 30, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Colorado
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Likely Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 5th Congressional District of Colorado, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is June 30, 2026. The filing deadline is March 18, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 30 Democratic primary)
• Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 30 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

General election

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

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Roy Matthewson and Matt Cavanaugh are running in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Roy Matthewson (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Matt Cavanaugh (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 30, 2026.

		Candidate
		Zurit Horowitz
		Jessica Killin
	Submit photo	Justice Lord
		Joe Reagan
		Jamey Smith
	Submit photo	Michelle Tweed

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Jeff Crank is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 30, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jeff Crank

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Candidate profiles

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• Matt Cavanaugh

Voting information

See also: Voting in Colorado

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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• Matt Cavanaugh

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Jeff Crank	Republican Party	$1,089,439	$377,310	$778,683	As of September 30, 2025
Zurit Horowitz	Democratic Party	$16,850	$10,600	$6,250	As of September 30, 2025
Jessica Killin	Democratic Party	$1,044,155	$271,465	$772,690	As of September 30, 2025
Justice Lord	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Joe Reagan	Democratic Party	$100,115	$51,155	$56,428	As of September 30, 2025
Jamey Smith	Democratic Party	$46,174	$21,016	$25,158	As of September 30, 2025
Michelle Tweed	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Roy Matthewson	Unaffiliated	$200	$146	$108	As of March 31, 2025
Matt Cavanaugh	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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 5th Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	11/4/2025	10/28/2025	10/21/2025	10/14/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
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

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Colorado in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Colorado, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
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	3/18/2026	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	3/18/2026	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	7/9/2026	Source

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Crank (R)	54.7	197,924
		River Gassen (D)	40.9	147,972
		Michael Vance (L)	1.8	6,458
		Joseph O. Gaye (Unaffiliated)	1.1	4,094
		Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party)	1.1	4,006
		Christopher Sweat (Forward Party)	0.4	1,627
		Marcus Murphy (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 362,085
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Calil Yarbrough (No Party Affiliation)
• Katrina Nguyen (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

River Gassen defeated Joe Reagan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		River Gassen	50.6	20,802
		Joe Reagan	49.4	20,313

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,115
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Edgar (D)
• Orlondo Avion (D)
• David Torres (D)
• Adam Gillard (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Jeff Crank defeated Dave Williams in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Crank	65.2	56,585
		Dave Williams	34.8	30,257

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,842
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rose Pugliese (R)
• Daryl Lopes (R)
• Bob Gardner (R)
• Joshua Griffin (R)
• Doug Lamborn (R)
• Douglas Bruce (R)
• Cory Parella (R)

2022

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated David Torres, Brian Flanagan, Christopher Mitchell, and Matthew Feigenbaum in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Lamborn (R)	56.0	155,528
		David Torres (D)	40.3	111,978
	Submit photo	Brian Flanagan (L)	2.5	7,079
		Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party)	1.2	3,370
	Submit photo	Matthew Feigenbaum (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	9

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 277,964
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan Thompson (Unaffiliated)
• Alax Jones (Independent)
• Patrick O'Brien Faley (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

David Torres defeated Michael Colombe in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Torres	54.7	24,413
		Michael Colombe	45.3	20,237

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,650
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeremy Dowell (D)
• Orlondo Avion (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated Dave Williams, Rebecca Keltie, and Andrew Heaton in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Lamborn	47.3	46,178
		Dave Williams	33.5	32,669
		Rebecca Keltie	12.9	12,631
		Andrew Heaton	6.3	6,121

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,599
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2020

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated Jillian Freeland, Ed Duffett, Marcus Murphy, and Rebecca Keltie in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Lamborn (R)	57.6	249,013
		Jillian Freeland (D)	37.4	161,600
		Ed Duffett (L)	3.4	14,777
		Marcus Murphy (Independent)	0.9	3,708
		Rebecca Keltie (Unity Party)	0.8	3,309

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 432,407
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Doug Lunde (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Jillian Freeland advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jillian Freeland	100.0	76,033

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,033
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brandon Bocchino (D)
• Ryan Lucas (D)
• George English (D)
• Brian Ebinger (D)
• Mario Sanchez (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Lamborn	100.0	104,302

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,302
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Doug Lunde advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Doug Lunde (L)

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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Rebecca Keltie advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on April 4, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Rebecca Keltie (Unity Party)

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District analysis

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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)

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