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Colorado's 6th Congressional District
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Incumbent
Jason Crow Democratic Party
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): D+2
U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1]
Population: 744,526
Gender: 51% Female, 49% Male
Race[2]: 77.3% White, 8.8% Black, 5.0% Asian
Ethnicity: 19.6% Hispanic
Unemployment: 9.2%
Median household income
$63,513
High school graduation rate
90.8%
College graduation rate
39.1%

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Colorado's 6th Congressional District was one of five located in central Colorado. It included portions of Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas counties.[3]

The current representative of the 6th Congressional District is Jason Crow (D).

Elections

2018

See also: Colorado's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election candidates


Write-in candidates

Green Party Christopher Allen

Primary candidates

See also: Colorado's 6th Congressional District election (June 26, 2018 Democratic primary)
See also: Colorado's 6th Congressional District election (June 26, 2018 Republican primary)


2016

See also: Colorado's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Colorado's 6th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Mike Coffman (R) won re-election to his fifth term in 2016. He defeated former State Senate Minority Leader Morgan Carroll (D), Norm Olsen (L), and Robert Lee Worthey (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced an opponent in the primary on June 28, 2016.[4][5][6][7]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Coffman Incumbent 50.9% 191,626
     Democratic Morgan Carroll 42.6% 160,372
     Libertarian Norm Olsen 5% 18,778
     Green Robert Lee Worthey 1.5% 5,641
Total Votes 376,417
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2014

BattlegroundRace.jpg
See also: Colorado's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

Colorado's 6th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014 due to the fact that the seat was held by a Republican, but the district had a slight Democratic lean. In the primary, both incumbent Mike Coffman (R) and Andrew Romanoff (D) faced no challenger. Coffman defeated Romanoff, Libertarian Norm Olsen and Green Party candidate Gary Swing in the general election on November 4, 2014.[8][9]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Coffman Incumbent 51.9% 143,467
     Democratic Andrew Romanoff 43% 118,847
     Libertarian Norm Olsen 3.1% 8,623
     Green Gary Swing 2% 5,503
Total Votes 276,440
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2012

See also: Colorado's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 6th Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Mike Coffman (Colorado) won re-election in the district.[10]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Joe Miklosi 45.8% 156,930
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Coffman Incumbent 47.8% 163,922
     Libertarian Patrick Provost 2.5% 8,597
     Independent Kathy Polhemus 3.9% 13,442
Total Votes 342,891
Source: Colorado Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"


2010
On November 2, 2010, Mike Coffman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Flerlage (D), Rob McNealy (L) and Michael Shawn Kearns (Write-in) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Coffman incumbent 65.7% 217,368
     Democratic John Flerlage 31.5% 104,104
     Libertarian Rob McNealy 2.9% 9,466
     Write-in Michael Shawn Kearns 0% 5
Total Votes 330,943


2008
On November 4, 2008, Mike Coffman won election to the United States House. He defeated Hank Eng (D) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Coffman 60.7% 250,877
     Democratic Hank Eng 39.3% 162,639
Total Votes 413,516


2006
On November 7, 2006, Thomas Tancredo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Winter (D), Jack Woehr (L) and Juan Botero (Write-in) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Tancredo incumbent 58.6% 158,806
     Democratic Bill Winter 39.9% 108,007
     Libertarian Jack Woehr 1.5% 4,093
     Write-in Juan Botero 0% 25
Total Votes 270,931


2004
On November 2, 2004, Thomas Tancredo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joanna Conti (D), Jack Woehr (L) and Peter Shevchuk (American Constitution) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Tancredo incumbent 59.5% 212,778
     Democratic Joanna Conti 39.1% 139,870
     Libertarian Jack Woehr 1.1% 3,857
     American Constitution Peter Shevchuk 0.3% 1,236
Total Votes 357,741


2002
On November 5, 2002, Thomas Tancredo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lance Wright (D) and Adam Katz (L) in the general election.[15]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Tancredo incumbent 66.9% 158,851
     Democratic Lance Wright 30% 71,327
     Libertarian Adam Katz 3.1% 7,323
Total Votes 237,501


2000
On November 7, 2000, Thomas Tancredo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kenneth Toltz (D), Adam Katz (L) and John Heckman (Concerns of People) in the general election.[16]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Tancredo incumbent 53.9% 141,410
     Democratic Kenneth Toltz 42.1% 110,568
     Libertarian Adam Katz 2.6% 6,885
     Concerns of People John Heckman 1.4% 3,614
Total Votes 262,477


1998
On November 3, 1998, Thomas Tancredo won election to the United States House. He defeated Henry Strauss (D) and George Newman (Natural Law) in the general election.[17]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Tancredo 55.9% 111,374
     Democratic Henry Strauss 41.5% 82,662
     Natural Law George Newman 2.6% 5,152
Total Votes 199,188


1996
On November 5, 1996, Dan Schaefer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joan Fitz-Gerald (D) in the general election.[18]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 1996
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Schaefer incumbent 62.2% 146,018
     Democratic Joan Fitz-Gerald 37.8% 88,600
Total Votes 234,618


1994
On November 8, 1994, Dan Schaefer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Hallen (D), John Heckman (Concerns of People) and Stephen Dawson (Natural Law) in the general election.[19]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 1994
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Schaefer incumbent 69.8% 124,079
     Democratic John Hallen 28% 49,701
     Concerns of People John Heckman 1.4% 2,536
     Natural Law Stephen Dawson 0.8% 1,393
Total Votes 177,709


1992
On November 3, 1992, Dan Schaefer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Kolbe (D) and Earl Higgerson (I) in the general election.[20]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 1992
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Schaefer incumbent 60.9% 142,021
     Democratic Tom Kolbe 39.1% 91,073
     Independent Earl Higgerson 0% 3
Total Votes 233,097


1990
On November 6, 1990, Dan Schaefer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Don Jarrett (D) in the general election.[21]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 1990
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Schaefer incumbent 64.5% 105,312
     Democratic Don Jarrett 35.5% 57,961
Total Votes 163,273


Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 6th Congressional District of Colorado after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.
See also: Redistricting in Colorado

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

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+2, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Colorado's 6th Congressional District the 183rd most Democratic nationally.[22]

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 1.03. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.03 points toward that party.[23]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
  2. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
  3. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  4. ↑ Aurora Sentinel, "State Sen. Morgan Carroll makes official her battle against Mike Coffman for Aurora’s congressional seat," July 7, 2015
  5. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 2, 2016
  6. ↑ Politico, "Colorado House Primaries Results," June 28, 2016
  7. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2016
  8. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Primary election results," accessed June 24, 2014
  9. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
  10. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Colorado," November 6, 2012
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  17. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  18. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  19. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  20. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  21. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
  22. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  23. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Michael Bennet (D)
John Hickenlooper (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
Jeff Hurd (R)
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
Democratic Party (6)
Republican Party (4)

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