Colorado's 3rd Congressional District

Colorado's 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Jeff Hurd

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Colorado's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Jeff Hurd (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

2024

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Jeff Hurd defeated Adam Frisch, James Wiley, and Adam Withrow in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Hurd (R)	50.8	201,951
		Adam Frisch (D)	45.8	182,147
		James Wiley (L)	2.7	10,734
		Adam Withrow (Unity Party)	0.7	2,721

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 397,553
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Frank Hernandez (Independent)
• Gary Swing (Unity Party)
• Mark Elworth Jr. (L)
• David Whitley (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Adam Frisch advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Frisch	100.0	51,719

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,719
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anna Stout (D)
• Debby Burnett (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Hurd	41.2	36,505
		Ron Hanks	28.5	25,211
		Stephen Varela	9.8	8,638
		Lew Webb	8.0	7,094
		Curtis McCrackin	6.5	5,772
		Russ Andrews	6.0	5,304

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,524
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Austin O'Connell (R)
• Jason Bias (R)
• Joe Granado (R)
• Robin Heid (R)
• David Karpas (R)
• Kimberly Swearingen (R)

2022

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Adam Frisch, Marina Zimmerman, Kristin Skowronski, and Richard Tetu in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Boebert (R)	50.1	163,839
		Adam Frisch (D)	49.9	163,293
		Marina Zimmerman (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	74
		Kristin Skowronski (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	71
		Richard Tetu (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 327,285
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Adam Frisch defeated Sol Sandoval and Alex Walker in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Frisch	42.4	25,751
		Sol Sandoval	41.9	25,462
		Alex Walker	15.7	9,504

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,717
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Donald Valdez (D)
• Cole Buerger (D)
• Colin Wilhelm (D)
• Scott Yates (D)
• Susan Martinez (D)
• Kerry Donovan (D)
• Gregg Smith (D)
• Naziha In'am Hadil (D)
• Debby Burnett (D)
• Kellie Rhodes (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Don Coram in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Boebert	66.0	86,322
		Don Coram	34.0	44,486

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 130,808
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marina Zimmerman (R)

2020

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Lauren Boebert defeated Diane Mitsch Bush, John Keil, and Critter Milton in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Boebert (R)	51.4	220,634
		Diane Mitsch Bush (D)	45.2	194,122
	Submit photo	John Keil (L)	2.4	10,298
		Critter Milton (Unity Party)	1.0	4,265

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 429,319
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Moser (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Diane Mitsch Bush defeated James Iacino in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diane Mitsch Bush	61.3	65,377
		James Iacino	38.7	41,200

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,577
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Root Routledge (D)
• Donald Valdez (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Lauren Boebert defeated incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Boebert	54.6	58,678
		Scott Tipton	45.4	48,805

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 107,483
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 3

John Keil advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	John Keil (L)

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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Critter Milton advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on April 4, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Critter Milton (Unity Party)

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2018

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Incumbent Scott Tipton defeated Diane Mitsch Bush, Mary Malarsie, and Gaylon Kent in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Tipton (R)	51.5	173,205
		Diane Mitsch Bush (D)	43.6	146,426
	Submit photo	Mary Malarsie (Independent)	3.2	10,831
		Gaylon Kent (L)	1.7	5,727
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	12

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 336,201 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Allen Tompkins (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Diane Mitsch Bush defeated Karl Hanlon and Arn Menconi in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diane Mitsch Bush	64.1	44,809
		Karl Hanlon	27.7	19,368
		Arn Menconi	8.2	5,754

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 69,931
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Incumbent Scott Tipton advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Scott Tipton

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2016

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Scott Tipton (R) defeated Gail Schwartz (D) and Gaylon Kent (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Tipton defeated Alex Beinstein in the Republican primary on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Tipton Incumbent	54.6%	204,220
	Democratic	Gail Schwartz	40.3%	150,914
	Libertarian	Gaylon Kent	5.1%	18,903
Total Votes				374,037
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

U.S. House, Colorado, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott Tipton Incumbent	78.9%	43,992
Alex Beinstein	21.1%	11,790
Total Votes		55,782
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2014

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Scott Tipton (R) defeated Abel Tapia (D), Travis Mero (L) and Tisha Casida (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Tipton Incumbent	58%	163,011
	Democratic	Abel Tapia	35.7%	100,364
	Independent	Tisha Casida	4%	11,294
	Libertarian	Travis Mero	2.3%	6,472
Total Votes				281,141
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2012

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Scott Tipton won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sal Pace	41.1%	142,619
	Republican	Scott Tipton Incumbent	53.4%	185,291
	Libertarian	Gregory Gilman	2.4%	8,212
	Independent	Tisha Casida	3.2%	11,125
Total Votes				347,247
Source: Colorado Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Scott Tipton won election to the United States House. He defeated incumbent John Salazar (D), Gregory Gilman (L), Jake Segrest (Unaffiliated), John Hargis Sr. (Write-in) and James Fritz (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Tipton	50.1%	129,257
	Democratic	John Salazar incumbent	45.8%	118,048
	Libertarian	Gregory Gilman	2.2%	5,678
	Unaffiliated	Jake Segrest	1.9%	4,982
	Write-in	John Hargis Sr.	0%	23
	Write-in	James Fritz	0%	11
Total Votes				257,999

2008
On November 4, 2008, John Salazar won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Wayne Wolf (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Salazar incumbent	61.6%	203,455
	Republican	Wayne Wolf	38.4%	126,762
Total Votes				330,217

2006
On November 7, 2006, John Salazar won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Scott Tipton (R), Bert Sargent (L) and Bruce Lohmiller (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Salazar incumbent	61.6%	146,488
	Republican	Scott Tipton	36.5%	86,930
	Libertarian	Bert Sargent	1.9%	4,417
	Green	Bruce Lohmiller	0%	23
Total Votes				237,858

2004
On November 2, 2004, John Salazar won election to the United States House. He defeated Greg Walcher (R) and Jim Krug (Unaffiliated) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Salazar	50.6%	153,500
	Republican	Greg Walcher	46.6%	141,376
	Unaffiliated	Jim Krug	2.9%	8,770
Total Votes				303,646

2002
On November 5, 2002, Scott McInnis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Denis Berckefeldt (D), J. Brent Shroyer (L), Gary Swing (Natural Law) and Jason Alessio (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott McInnis incumbent	65.8%	143,433
	Democratic	Denis Berckefeldt	31.3%	68,160
	Libertarian	J. Brent Shroyer	2%	4,370
	Natural Law	Gary Swing	0.9%	1,903
	Write-in	Jason Alessio	0%	106
Total Votes				217,972

2000
On November 7, 2000, Scott McInnis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Curtis Imrie (D), Drew Saskon (L) and Victor Good (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott McInnis incumbent	65.8%	199,204
	Democratic	Curtis Imrie	29.1%	87,921
	Libertarian	Drew Saskon	3.3%	9,982
	Reform	Victor Good	1.8%	5,433
Total Votes				302,540

1998
On November 3, 1998, Scott McInnis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Reed Kelley (D) and Barry Maggert (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott McInnis incumbent	66.1%	156,501
	Democratic	Robert Reed Kelley	31.5%	74,479
	Libertarian	Barry Maggert	2.4%	5,673
Total Votes				236,653

1996
On November 5, 1996, Scott McInnis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Albert Gurule (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott McInnis incumbent	68.9%	183,523
	Democratic	Albert Gurule	31.1%	82,953
Total Votes				266,476

1994
On November 8, 1994, Scott McInnis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Linda Powers (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott McInnis incumbent	69.6%	145,365
	Democratic	Linda Powers	30.4%	63,427
Total Votes				208,792

1992
On November 3, 1992, Scott McInnis won election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Callihan (D) and Ki Nelson (Populist) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott McInnis	54.7%	143,293
	Democratic	Mike Callihan	43.7%	114,480
	Populist	Ki Nelson	1.6%	4,189
	N/A	Write-in	0%	2
Total Votes				261,964

1990
On November 6, 1990, Ben Nighthorse Campbell won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bob Ellis (R) and Howard Fields (Colorado Populist) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 3 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ben Nighthorse Campbell incumbent	70.2%	124,487
	Republican	Bob Ellis	28.2%	49,961
	Colorado Populist	Howard Fields	1.6%	2,859
Total Votes				177,307

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Colorado after the 2020 census

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.

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.

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.

Colorado District 3
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2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of Colorado after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Colorado after the 2010 census

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

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+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Colorado's 3rd the 176th most Republican district nationally.

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) 52.9%-44.7%.

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+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Colorado's 3rd the 174th most Republican district nationally.

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 44.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 52.9%.

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+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Colorado's 3rd Congressional District the 180th most Republican nationally.

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 1.14. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.14 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Colorado
• Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

Footnotes

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Jeff Hurd (R)

District 4

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 5

Jeff Crank (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Gabe Evans (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)