Colorado's 8th Congressional District

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Colorado's 8th Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Colorado's 8th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Gabe Evans (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.

This district was one of seven new U.S. House districts created as a result of apportionment after the 2020 census. Click here to read more.

Click here for more information about apportionment in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census and here for more information about redistricting in Colorado.

Elections

2024

See also: Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 8

Gabe Evans defeated incumbent Yadira Caraveo, Chris Baum, Susan Hall, and James Treibert in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gabe Evans
Gabe Evans (R) Candidate Connection
 
49.0
 
163,320
Image of Yadira Caraveo
Yadira Caraveo (D)
 
48.2
 
160,871
Image of Chris Baum
Chris Baum (Approval Voting Party)
 
1.7
 
5,741
Image of Susan Hall
Susan Hall (Unity Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
3,677
Image of James Treibert
James Treibert (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
7

Total votes: 333,616
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8

Incumbent Yadira Caraveo advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Yadira Caraveo
Yadira Caraveo
 
100.0
 
35,409

Total votes: 35,409
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8

Gabe Evans defeated Janak Joshi in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gabe Evans
Gabe Evans Candidate Connection
 
77.5
 
35,393
Image of Janak Joshi
Janak Joshi
 
22.5
 
10,294

Total votes: 45,687
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2022

See also: Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 8

Yadira Caraveo defeated Barbara Kirkmeyer, Richard Ward, and Tim Long in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Yadira Caraveo
Yadira Caraveo (D)
 
48.4
 
114,377
Image of Barbara Kirkmeyer
Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) Candidate Connection
 
47.7
 
112,745
Richard Ward (L)
 
3.9
 
9,280
Image of Tim Long
Tim Long (Colorado Center Party) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
99

Total votes: 236,501
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8

Yadira Caraveo advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Yadira Caraveo
Yadira Caraveo
 
100.0
 
38,837

Total votes: 38,837
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8

Barbara Kirkmeyer defeated Jan Kulmann, Lori Saine, and Tyler Allcorn in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barbara Kirkmeyer
Barbara Kirkmeyer Candidate Connection
 
39.0
 
22,724
Image of Jan Kulmann
Jan Kulmann Candidate Connection
 
23.0
 
13,398
Image of Lori Saine
Lori Saine
 
21.2
 
12,357
Image of Tyler Allcorn
Tyler Allcorn Candidate Connection
 
16.7
 
9,743

Total votes: 58,222
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District map


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.[1][2]

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.[3]

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.[4][5]

Colorado District 8
starting January 3, 2023

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District analysis

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

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 EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made Colorado's 8th the 221st most Republican district nationally.[6]

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Footnotes


Senators
Representatives
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District 2
District 3
Jeff Hurd (R)
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
Democratic Party (6)
Republican Party (4)