The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Colorado and U.S. Senator.
Overview Statewide PartyCandidatesVotesSeats %+/– %Republican71,000,19750.00457.14Democratic7936,41746.81342.95Libertarian433,8591.6900.0Independent324,5491.2300.0Green15,5030.2800.0Total222,000,525100.007100.00
By district Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district:
DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 80,682 28.97% 183,281 65.81% 14,531 5.22% 278,494 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 149,645 43.26% 196,300 56.74% 0 0.00% 345,945 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 163,011 57.98% 100,364 35.70% 17,766 6.32% 281,141 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 4 185,292 64.67% 83,727 29.22% 17,488 6.10% 286,507 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 5 157,182 59.80% 105,673 40.20% 0 0.00% 262,855 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 143,467 51.90% 118,847 42.99% 14,126 5.11% 276,440 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 7 120,918 44.93% 148,225 55.07% 0 0.00% 269,143 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 1,000,197 50.00% 936,417 46.81% 63,911 3.19% 2,000,525 100.0%
District 1
The 1st district is located in Central Colorado and includes most of the city of Denver. The incumbent Democrat Diana DeGette, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+18.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Diana DeGette, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Martin Walsh, investment consultant
Withdrawn Kathleen Cunningham
Primary results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
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District 2
The 2nd district is located in North Central Colorado and includes Larimer, Grand, Boulder, Gilpin, Summit, Eagle, Clear Creek and Jefferson counties. The incumbent Democrat Jared Polis, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+8.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jared Polis, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee George Leing, attorney and former chair of the Boulder County Republican Party
Withdrawn Bob Comer Larry Sarner
Primary results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
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District 3
The 3rd district is located in Western and Southern Colorado and includes a large number of sparsely populated counties and the city of Grand Junction. The incumbent Republican Scott Tipton, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+5.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Scott Tipton, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary David Cox, activist
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Abel Tapia, former state senator and former Colorado Lottery director
Withdrawn Abel Gebre Lake Buffie McFadyen, former state representative and Pueblo County Commissioner Stephen Sheldon
Declined Joseph Garcia, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Gail Schwartz, state senator
Primary results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
District 4
The 4th district is located in Eastern Colorado and includes numerous sparsely populated counties. The incumbent Republican Cory Gardner, who represented the district since 2011, did not run for re-election instead he ran for the U.S. Senate. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012. The district has a PVI of R+11.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Ken Buck, Weld County District Attorney and nominee for the Senate in 2010
Eliminated in primary Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County Commissioner Steve Laffey, former mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island in 2006 Scott Renfroe, state senator
Declined Sean Conway, Weld County Commissioner Tim Dore, state representative Cory Gardner, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the Senate) Frank McNulty, state representative Clarice Navarro, state representative B.J. Nikkel, former state representative Jerry Sonnenberg, state representative (running for the state senate)
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Vic Meyers, case manager in the Colorado Department of Corrections and nominee for state representative in 2000
Withdrew Dan Chapin
Primary results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
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District 5
The 5th district is located in Central Colorado and includes Fremont, El Paso, Teller and Chaffee counties and the city of Colorado Springs. The incumbent Republican Doug Lamborn, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+13.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Doug Lamborn, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary Bentley Rayburn, retired Air Force Major General and candidate for this seat in 2006 and 2008
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Irv Halter, retired Air Force Major General
Primary results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
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District 6
The 6th district is located in Central Colorado and surrounds the city of Denver from the east, including the city of Aurora. The incumbent Republican Mike Coffman, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 48% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+1.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mike Coffman, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Andrew Romanoff, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives and candidate for the Senate in 2010
Declined Karen Middleton, former state representative Linda Newell, state senator
Primary results
General election Endorsements
Debates Complete video of debate, September 23, 2012 Complete video of debate, October 6, 2012
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MikeCoffman (R) AndrewRomanoff (D) Other UndecidedNew York Times/CBS News Battleground TrackerNew York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 473 ± 8.0% 43% 47% 0% 10%Keating Research (D-Romanoff)Keating Research (D-Romanoff) October 10–12, 2014 504 ± 4.4% 44% 43% 4% 9%DCCC (D)DCCC (D) October 2013 475 ± 4.1% 42% 43% — 15%
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
District 7
The 7th district is located in Central Colorado, to the north and west of Denver and includes the cities of Thornton and Westminster and most of Lakewood. The incumbent Democrat Ed Perlmutter, who has represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+5.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ed Perlmutter, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Don Ytterberg, former vice chairman of the Colorado Republican Party
Primary results
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Tyler Bagley
Constitution primary Candidates Nominee Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell, perennial candidate
Primary results
General election Neither Bagley or Campbell made the ballot.
Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
See also 2014 United States House of Representatives elections 2014 United States elections
References
External links U.S. House elections in Colorado, 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets