Colorado's 5th Congressional District

Colorado's 5th Congressional District

Incumbent

Jeff Crank

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

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

2024

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 362,085
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Calil Yarbrough (No Party Affiliation)
• Katrina Nguyen (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

River Gassen defeated Joe Reagan 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,115
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Edgar (D)
• Orlondo Avion (D)
• David Torres (D)
• Adam Gillard (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Jeff Crank defeated Dave Williams 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,842
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rose Pugliese (R)
• Daryl Lopes (R)
• Bob Gardner (R)
• Joshua Griffin (R)
• Doug Lamborn (R)
• Douglas Bruce (R)
• Cory Parella (R)

2022

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated David Torres, Brian Flanagan, Christopher Mitchell, and Matthew Feigenbaum 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
	Submit photo	Brian Flanagan (L)	2.5	7,079
		Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party)	1.2	3,370
	Submit photo	Matthew Feigenbaum (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	9

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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 election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

David Torres defeated Michael Colombe 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,650
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeremy Dowell (D)
• Orlondo Avion (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated Dave Williams, Rebecca Keltie, and Andrew Heaton 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,599
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2020

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated Jillian Freeland, Ed Duffett, Marcus Murphy, and Rebecca Keltie 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 432,407
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Doug Lunde (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Jillian Freeland advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jillian Freeland	100.0	76,033

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brandon Bocchino (D)
• Ryan Lucas (D)
• George English (D)
• Brian Ebinger (D)
• Mario Sanchez (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Lamborn	100.0	104,302

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,302
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Doug Lunde advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Doug Lunde (L)

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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Rebecca Keltie advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on April 4, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Rebecca Keltie (Unity Party)

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2018

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated Stephany Rose Spaulding and Douglas Randall 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
	Submit photo	Douglas Randall (L)	3.7	11,795
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	71

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 322,716 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Stephany Rose Spaulding 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

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Betty Field (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Incumbent Doug Lamborn defeated Darryl Glenn, Owen Hill, Bill Rhea, and Tyler Stevens 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
	Submit photo	Tyler Stevens	3.5	3,643

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 105,404
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2016

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Misty Plowright (D), Mike McRedmond (L), and Curtis Imrie (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lamborn defeated Calandra Vargas in the Republican primary, while Plowright defeated Donald Martinez to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn Incumbent	62.3%	225,445
	Democratic	Misty Plowright	30.9%	111,676
	Libertarian	Mike McRedmond	6.9%	24,872
Total Votes				361,993
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

U.S. House, Colorado, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Doug Lamborn Incumbent	68%	51,018
Calandra Vargas	32%	23,968
Total Votes		74,986
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

U.S. House, Colorado, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Misty Plowright	58.1%	13,419
Donald Martinez	41.9%	9,658
Total Votes		23,077
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2014

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Irv Halter (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn Incumbent	59.8%	157,182
	Democratic	Irv Halter	40.2%	105,673
Total Votes				262,855
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2012

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of Colorado held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Doug Lamborn won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn Incumbent	65%	199,639
	Libertarian	Jim Pirtle	7.4%	22,778
	Independent	Dave Anderson	17.4%	53,318
	Green	Misha Luzov	6%	18,284
	Constitution	Kenneth R. Harvell	4.3%	13,212
Total Votes				307,231
Source: Colorado Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Doug Lamborn won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kevin Bradley (D), Brian Scott (American Constitution) and Jerell Klaver (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn incumbent	65.8%	152,829
	Democratic	Kevin Bradley	29.3%	68,039
	American Constitution	Brian Scott	2.5%	5,886
	Libertarian	Jerell Klaver	2.4%	5,680
Total Votes				232,434

2008
On November 4, 2008, Doug Lamborn won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Hal Bidlack (D), Brian Scott (American Constitution) and Rich Hand (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn incumbent	60%	183,178
	Democratic	Hal Bidlack	37%	113,025
	American Constitution	Brian Scott	2.9%	8,894
	Write-in	Rich Hand	0%	45
Total Votes				305,142

2006
On November 7, 2006, Doug Lamborn won election to the United States House. He defeated Jay Fawcett (D) and Write-in candidates Richard Hand, Brian Scott and Gregory Hollister in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn	59.6%	123,264
	Democratic	Jay Fawcett	40.4%	83,431
	Write-in	Richard Hand	0%	41
	Write-in	Brian Scott	0%	12
	Write-in	Gregory Hollister	0%	8
Total Votes				206,756

2004
On November 2, 2004, Joel Hefley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Fred Hardee (D) and Arthur Roberts (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joel Hefley incumbent	70.5%	193,333
	Democratic	Fred Hardee	27%	74,098
	Libertarian	Arthur Roberts	2.4%	6,627
Total Votes				274,058

2002
On November 5, 2002, Joel Hefley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Curtis Imrie (D) and Biff Baker (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joel Hefley incumbent	69.4%	128,118
	Democratic	Curtis Imrie	24.7%	45,587
	Libertarian	Biff Baker	5.9%	10,972
Total Votes				184,677

2000
On November 7, 2000, Joel Hefley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kerry Kantor (L) and Randy MacKenzie (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joel Hefley incumbent	82.7%	253,330
	Libertarian	Kerry Kantor	12.3%	37,719
	Natural Law	Randy MacKenzie	5%	15,260
Total Votes				306,309

1998
On November 3, 1998, Joel Hefley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ken Alford (D) and Mark Mellot (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joel Hefley incumbent	72.7%	155,790
	Democratic	Ken Alford	26%	55,609
	Natural Law	Mark Mellot	1.3%	2,871
Total Votes				214,270

1996
On November 5, 1996, Joel Hefley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Robinson (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joel Hefley incumbent	71.9%	188,805
	Democratic	Mike Robinson	28.1%	73,660
Total Votes				262,465

1994
On November 8, 1994, Joel Hefley won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joel Hefley incumbent	100%	138,674
Total Votes				138,674

1992
On November 3, 1992, Joel Hefley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Oriez (D) and Keith Hamburger (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joel Hefley incumbent	71.1%	173,096
	Democratic	Charles Oriez	25.7%	62,550
	Libertarian	Keith Hamburger	3.2%	7,769
Total Votes				243,415

1990
On November 6, 1990, Joel Hefley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Cal Johnston (D) and Keith Hamburger (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joel Hefley incumbent	66.4%	127,740
	Democratic	Cal Johnston	30%	57,776
	Colorado Libertarian	Keith Hamburger	3.5%	6,761
Total Votes				192,277

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 5
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Colorado District 5
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2010-2011

This is the 5th 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+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.

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%.

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.

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%.

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.

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.

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

• GovTrack District 5

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)