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Colorado's 5th Congressional District
Colorado's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Jeff Crank (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 5th Congressional District election, 2030
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2028
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: Colorado's 5th 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 5
Roy Matthewson (Unaffiliated) and Matt Cavanaugh (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on November 3, 2026.
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| Matt Cavanaugh (Independent) | ||
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Democratic primary
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.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Incumbent Jeff Crank (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 30, 2026.
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See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
River Gassen (D) defeated Joe Reagan (D) 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
- Orlondo Avion (D)
- John Edgar (D)
- Adam Gillard (D)
- David Torres (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Jeff Crank (R) defeated Dave Williams (R) 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
- Doug Lamborn (R)
- Douglas Bruce (R)
- Bob Gardner (R)
- Joshua Griffin (R)
- Daryl Lopes (R)
- Cory Parella (R)
- Rose Pugliese (R)
See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated David Torres (D), Brian Flanagan (L), Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party), and Matthew Feigenbaum (Independent) 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 | |
| Brian Flanagan (L) | 2.5 | 7,079 | ||
| | Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party) | 1.2 | 3,370 | |
| Matthew Feigenbaum (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| 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
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
David Torres (D) defeated Michael Colombe (D) 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 | |
| Total votes: 44,650 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Orlondo Avion (D)
- Jeremy Dowell (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Dave Williams (R), Rebecca Keltie (R), and Andrew Heaton (R) 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 | |
| Total votes: 97,599 | ||||
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See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Jillian Freeland (D), Ed Duffett (L), Marcus Murphy (Independent), and Rebecca Keltie (Unity Party) 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 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Doug Lunde (L)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Jillian Freeland (D) 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)
- Brian Ebinger (D)
- George English (D)
- Ryan Lucas (D)
- Mario Sanchez (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) 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 Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Doug Lunde (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on April 13, 2020.
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Unity Party convention
Unity convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Rebecca Keltie (Unity Party) advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5 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 5
Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Stephany Rose Spaulding (D) and Douglas Randall (L) 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% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Stephany Rose Spaulding (D) 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
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Darryl Glenn (R), Owen Hill (R), Bill Rhea (R), and Tyler Stevens (R) 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 | ||||
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District map

Redistricting
2020-2021
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

2024

2010-2011
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+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Colorado's 5th the 190th 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+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 5th the 156th 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) 53.2%-43.1%.[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+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 5th the 153rd 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 43.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 53.2%.[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+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Colorado's 5th Congressional District the 95th 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 1.11. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.11 points toward that party.[27]
See also
- Redistricting in Colorado
- Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
- Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Colorado House Primaries Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Colorado," November 6, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "Supreme Court Case Announcements," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado’s new congressional districts are set — and in need of Supreme Court approval," Sept. 29, 2021
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "SCR18-004: Congressional Redistricting," accessed May 14, 2018
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Colorado," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ Redistricting in Colorado, "Constitutional Provisions," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
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