2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado explained

See also: 2014 Colorado elections.

Election Name:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
Country:	Colorado
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
Next Year:	2016
Seats For Election:	All 7 Colorado seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:	4
Seats1:	4
Popular Vote1:	1,000,197
Percentage1:	50.00%
Swing1:	3.32%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:	3
Seats2:	3
Popular Vote2:	936,417
Percentage2:	46.81%
Swing2:	2.73%
Map Size:	280px

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.^[1]

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
				%		+/–	%
	Republican	7	1,000,197	50.00	4		57.14
	Democratic	7	936,417	46.81	3		42.95
	Libertarian	4	33,859	1.69	0		0.0
	Independent	3	24,549	1.23	0		0.0
	Green	1	5,503	0.28	0		0.0
Total		22	2,000,52	100.0	7		100.0

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By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district:^[2]

scope=col rowspan=3	District	scope=col colspan=2	Republican	scope=col colspan=2	Democratic	scope=col colspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result
scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2	!	scope=col colspan=2
scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	80,682	28.97%	183,281	65.81%	14,531	5.22%	278,494	100.0%	Democratic hold
	149,645	43.26%	196,300	56.74%	0	0.00%	345,945	100.0%	Democratic hold
	163,011	57.98%	100,364	35.70%	17,766	6.32%	281,141	100.0%	Republican hold
	185,292	64.67%	83,727	29.22%	17,488	6.10%	286,507	100.0%	Republican hold
	157,182	59.80%	105,673	40.20%	0	0.00%	262,855	100.0%	Republican hold
	143,467	51.90%	118,847	42.99%	14,126	5.11%	276,440	100.0%	Republican hold
	120,918	44.93%	148,225	55.07%	0	0.00%	269,143	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,000,197	50.00%	936,417	46.81%	63,911	3.19%	2,000,525	100.0%

District 1

Election Name:	2014 Colorado's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Colorado
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 1
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 1
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Diana DeGette official photo (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	Diana DeGette
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	183,281
Percentage1:	65.8%
Nominee2:	Martin Walsh
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	80,682
Percentage2:	29.0%
Map Size:	230px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Diana DeGette
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Diana DeGette
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Colorado's 1st congressional district. 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^[3]

Withdrawn

• Kathleen Cunningham^[4]

Primary results

General election

Results

District 2

Election Name:	2014 Colorado's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Colorado
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 2
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 2
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Jared Polis Official 2012 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Jared Polis
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	196,300
Percentage1:	56.7%
Nominee2:	George Leing
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	149,645
Percentage2:	43.3%
Map Size:	200px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Jared Polis
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Jared Polis
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Colorado's 2nd congressional district. 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^{[5] [6]}

Withdrawn

• Bob Comer
• Larry Sarner

Primary results

General election

Results

District 3

Election Name:	2014 Colorado's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Colorado
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 3
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 3
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Scott Tipton official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Scott Tipton
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	163,011
Percentage1:	58.0%
Nominee2:	Abel Tapia
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	100,364
Percentage2:	35.7%
Map Size:	280px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Scott Tipton
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Scott Tipton
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Colorado's 3rd congressional district. 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^[4]

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Abel Tapia, former state senator and former Colorado Lottery director^[7]

Withdrawn

• Abel Gebre Lake
• Buffie McFadyen, former state representative and Pueblo County Commissioner^{[8] [9]}
• Stephen Sheldon^[9]

Declined

• Joseph Garcia, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Gail Schwartz, state senator^{[10] [4]}

Primary results

General election

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2014 Colorado's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Colorado
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 4
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 4
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Ken Buck official congressional photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Ken Buck
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	185,292
Percentage1:	64.7%
Nominee2:	Vic Meyers
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	83,727
Percentage2:	29.2%
Map Size:	200px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Cory Gardner
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Ken Buck
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Colorado's 4th congressional district. 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.^[11] 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^[12]

Eliminated in primary

• Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County Commissioner^[13]
• Steve Laffey, former mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island in 2006^[14]
• Scott Renfroe, state senator^[15]

Declined

• Sean Conway, Weld County Commissioner
• Tim Dore, state representative^[14]
• Cory Gardner, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the Senate)^[11]
• Frank McNulty, state representative^[16]
• Clarice Navarro, state representative^[17]
• B.J. Nikkel, former state representative^[15]
• Jerry Sonnenberg, state representative (running for the state senate)^[18]

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Vic Meyers, case manager in the Colorado Department of Corrections and nominee for state representative in 2000^[14]

Withdrew

• Dan Chapin^[4]

Primary results

General election

Results

District 5

Election Name:	2014 Colorado's 5th congressional district election
Country:	Colorado
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 5
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 5
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Doug Lamborn official portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Doug Lamborn
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	199,639
Percentage1:	59.8%
Nominee2:	Irv Halter
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	105,673
Percentage2:	40.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Doug Lamborn
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Doug Lamborn
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Colorado's 5th congressional district. 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^[19]

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Irv Halter, retired Air Force Major General^{[20] [21]}

Primary results

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2014 Colorado's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Colorado
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Mike Coffman official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Mike Coffman
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	143,467
Percentage1:	51.9%
Nominee2:	Andrew Romanoff
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	118,847
Percentage2:	43.0%
Map Size:	200px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Mike Coffman
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Mike Coffman
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Colorado's 6th congressional district. 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.^[22]

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^{[23] [24]}

Declined

• Karen Middleton, former state representative^[25]
• Linda Newell, state senator^{[26] [27]}

Primary results

General election

Debates

• Complete video of debate, September 23, 2012
• Complete video of debate, October 6, 2012

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Coffman (R)	Andrew Romanoff (D)	Other	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[28]	October 16–23, 2014	473	± 8.0%	43%	align=center	47%	0%	10%
Keating Research (D-Romanoff)^[29]	October 10–12, 2014	504	± 4.4%	align=center	44%	43%	4%	9%
DCCC (D)^[30]	October 2013	475	± 4.1%	42%	align=center	43%	—	15%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[31]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Rothenberg^[32]		October 24, 2014
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[33]		October 30, 2014
RCP		November 2, 2014
align=left	Daily Kos Elections^[34]		November 4, 2014

Results

District 7

Election Name:	2014 Colorado's 7th congressional district election
Country:	Colorado
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 7
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 7
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Ed Perlmutter official photo.jpg
Nominee1:	Ed Perlmutter
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	148,225
Percentage1:	55.1%
Nominee2:	Don Ytterberg
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	120,918
Percentage2:	44.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Ed Perlmutter
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Ed Perlmutter
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Colorado's 7th congressional district. 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^[35]

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tyler Bagley^[36]

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell, perennial candidate^[4]

Primary results

General election

Neither Bagley or Campbell made the ballot.

Results

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• U.S. House elections in Colorado, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives.
2. Web site: Haas. Karen L.. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. October 28, 2019. March 9, 2015.
3. News: GOP Walsh seeks to oust U.S. Rep. DeGette in 2014. The Colorado Statesman. November 4, 2013. April 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429192223/http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/994454-gop-walsh-seeks-oust-us-rep-degette-2014. April 29, 2014. dead.
4. News: 2014 Primary Election Official Candidate List. April 29, 2014. Colorado Secretary of State.
5. News: George Leing, Boulder County Republican chairman, announces run for 2nd Congressional District. Daily Camera. January 2, 2014. April 29, 2014.
6. News: Niwot's Leing wins GOP nod in congressional district contest. Longmont Times-Call. April 12, 2014. April 29, 2014.
7. News: Tapia takes on Tipton. March 25, 2014. The Pueblo Chieftain. March 21, 2014.
8. News: Lee. Kurtis. Former state Rep. Buffie McFadyen to challenge Congressman Scott Tipton. 12 February 2014. The Denver Post. 10 February 2014.
9. News: Tipton's Democrat opponent leaves race. March 18, 2014. The Durango Herald. March 17, 2014.
10. Web site: Democrats Recruiting Tipton Challengers. March 27, 2013. March 28, 2013. National Journal. Scott. Bland. https://web.archive.org/web/20130330164142/http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2013/03/democrats-recruiting-tipton-challengers-27. March 30, 2013. dead.
11. Web site: Stephens bows out of U.S. Senate race; Udall blasts Gardner's 'backroom deal'. February 27, 2014. February 28, 2014. KDVR.
12. Web site: Ken Buck Drops Senate Bid to Run for Cory Gardner's Seat. February 26, 2014. February 26, 2014. Roll Call. November 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106015331/http://atr.rollcall.com/ken-buck-senate-cory-gardner-seat/. dead.
13. Web site: Weld Commissioner Kirkmeyer to run for Congress. March 3, 2014. March 5, 2014. Times-Call.
14. Web site: Race to succeed Cory Gardner in the 4th Congressional District gets more crowded. March 3, 2014. March 5, 2014. The Denver Post. Hugh Johnson.
15. Web site: IN: State Sen. Scott Renfroe to Run for Fourth Congressional District. February 28, 2014. March 5, 2014. Colorado Peak Politics.
16. Web site: McNulty won't challenge Buck, others for Gardner's seat. March 9, 2014. March 10, 2014. KDVR.
17. Web site: With Rep. Cory Gardner exiting U.S. House, Republicans eye race. February 27, 2014. March 5, 2014. The Denver Post.
18. Web site: Sonnenberg not running for Congress. March 4, 2014. March 5, 2014. Journal-Advocate.
19. Web site: Schrader . Megan . Bentley Rayburn says he'll challenge Doug Lamborn in 5th Congressional District . April 2014 . Gazette.com . April 1, 2014.
20. News: Can Democrat Irv Halter beat Lamborn in 2014? He may have a fighter's chance.. The Colorado Springs Business Journal. October 15, 2013. April 29, 2014.
21. News: Dem hopes to parlay time, experience and 'common sense' into a CD5 upset. Colorado Springs Independent. July 31, 2013. April 29, 2014. April 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429185352/http://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/dem-hopes-to-parlay-time-experience-and-common-sense-into-a-cd5-upset/Content?oid=2730038. dead.
22. Web site: Coffman on running against Udall in 2014: Not Interested. January 23, 2013. March 28, 2013. The Denver Post. Allison. Sherry.
23. Web site: DCCC Uses Inauguration to Tout Potential House Recruits | At the RacesAt the Races . Atr.rollcall.com . 2013-01-28.
24. Web site: Andrew Romanoff to challenge Rep. Mike Coffman in Aurora-based 6th District. February 2, 2013. February 2, 2013. The Denver Post. Kurtis. Lee.
25. Web site: Eli Stokols . Former state Rep. Karen Middleton also eyeing Coffman's seat . kdvr.com . 19 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514112706/http://kdvr.com/2013/01/24/former-state-rep-karen-middleton-also-eyeing-coffmans-seat/ . 14 May 2013 . 24 January 2013.
26. Web site: Karen Middleton withdraws name from consideration for 6th Congressional District. February 11, 2013. February 11, 2013. The Denver Post. Kurtis. Lee.
27. Web site: Linda Newell ends speculation of run in 6th Congressional District, endorses Romanoff. February 8, 2013. February 11, 2013. The Denver Post. Kurtis. Lee.
28. https://today.yougov.com/news/2014/10/30/house-races-battleground-tracker/ New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker
29. https://www.scribd.com/doc/243011852/CO-06-Keating-Research-for-Andrew-Romanoff-Oct-2014 Keating Research (D-Romanoff)
30. http://kdvr.com/2013/10/15/shutdown-impasse-adding-to-coffmans-vulnerability/ DCCC (D)
31. Web site: 2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014 . House: Race Ratings . Cook Political Report . November 3, 2014.
32. Web site: 2014 House Ratings (October 24, 2014) . House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 24, 2014.
33. Web site: 2014 House . Sabato's Crystal Ball . April 10, 2014 . April 11, 2014.
34. Web site: Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014 . Daily Kos Elections . November 4, 2014.
35. Web site: The battle of the odd last names: Ytterberg vs. Perlmutter in the 7th District. January 26, 2014. January 28, 2014. The Denver Post. Lynn Bartels.
36. Web site: Tyler Bagley . lp.org . October 17, 2014.