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Marcus Murphy
Marcus Murphy (unaffiliated) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
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 | |
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | |
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | |
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Murphy in this election.
2020
See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)
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 | |
| Total votes: 432,407 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | 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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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated Stephany Rose Spaulding and Douglas Randall in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Lamborn (R) | 57.0 | 184,002 |
 | Stephany Rose Spaulding (D) | 39.3 | 126,848 | |
| Douglas Randall (L) | 3.7 | 11,795 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 322,716 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Stephany Rose Spaulding advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephany Rose Spaulding | 100.0 | 45,466 |
| Total votes: 45,466 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Betty Field (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated Darryl Glenn, Owen Hill, Bill Rhea, and Tyler Stevens in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Lamborn | 52.2 | 54,974 |
 | Darryl Glenn | 20.4 | 21,479 | |
 | Owen Hill | 18.2 | 19,141 | |
 | Bill Rhea | 5.9 | 6,167 | |
| Tyler Stevens | 3.5 | 3,643 | ||
| Total votes: 105,404 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Marcus Murphy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Marcus Murphy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
