2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

none February 2026 September 2023 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado Colorado legislative no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado 2010 All 7 Colorado seats to the United States House of Representatives 2008 11 04 Colorado Democratic Party 4 seats, 54.12% 4 5 1 1,259,768 55.16% 1.04% Colorado Republican Party 3 seats, 40.53% 3 2 1 990,870 43.38% 2.85% 280px District results 280px County results Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% The 2008 congressional elections in Colorado were held on November 4, 2008, to determine who will represent the state of Colorado in the United States House of Representatives, coinciding with the presidential and senatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. Colorado had seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Its 2007-2008 congressional delegation consisted of four Democrats and three Republicans. After the elections, it consisted of five Democrats and two Republicans. District 4 changed party (from Republican to Democratic), which was the only district CQ Politics had forecasted to be at some risk for the incumbent party. The Primary election was held August 12, 2008.Candidate List for the August 12, 2008 Primary Election https://web.archive.org/web/20080716194410/http://www.elections.colorado.gov/WWW/default/Candidates/primary_election_candidate_list.pdf July 16, 2008 Colorado Secretary of State 2 Overview Statewide PartyCandidatesVoteshttp://www.elections.colorado.gov/Content/Documents/2008_Abstract.pdf Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary and 2008 General 2009-10-08 2009-08-14 PDF Secretary of State of Colorado 2010-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20100527121110/http://www.elections.colorado.gov/Content/Documents/2008_Abstract.pdf dead https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm#stateCO Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesSeatsNo. Number %No. Number+/– %Democratic71,259,76855.165 171.43Republican7990,87043.382 128.57Libertarian112,1360.6100.0Green110,0310.5000.0Constitution18,8940.4400.0Unity12,1760.1100.0Write-in2560.0000.0Total202,283,931100.07100.0 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 55.16 Republican Republican Party (United States) 43.38 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 0.61 Other #777777 0.85 House seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 71.43 Republican Republican Party (United States) 28.57 By district Results of the 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district: DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 203,755 71.94% 67,345 23.78% 12,146 4.29% 283,246 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 215,571 62.60% 116,591 33.86% 12,202 3.54% 344,364 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 203,455 61.61% 126,762 38.39% 0 0.00% 330,217 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 187,347 56.20% 146,028 43.80% 0 0.00% 333,375 100.0% Democratic GainDistrict 5 113,025 37.04% 183,178 60.03% 8,939 2.93% 305,142 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 162,639 39.33% 250,877 60.67% 0 0.00% 413,516 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 7 173,931 63.48% 100,055 36.52% 0 0.00% 273,986 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 1,259,768 55.16% 990,870 43.38% 33,287 1.46% 2,283,846 100.0% District 1 2008 Colorado's 1st congressional district election Colorado presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 1 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 1 2010 x150px File:Diana DeGette, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg Diana DeGette Colorado Democratic Party 203,756 71.9% File:3x4.svg George Lilly Colorado Republican Party 67,346 23.7% File:2008 CO-1 Election results.svg 230px County resultsDeGette: #8da9e2 50–60% #416fcd 70–80%Lilly: #e55651 60–70% U.S. Representative Diana DeGette Colorado Democratic Party Diana DeGette Colorado Democratic Party Colorado's 1st congressional district Incumbent Democrat Diana DeGette, who had represented this Denver based district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 79.8% of the vote in 2006 and the district had a PVI of D+18.POLIDATA Cook Political Report, PVI for the 110th Congress http://www.cookpolitical.com/sites/default/files/pvichart.pdf cookpolitical.com Cook Political Report 17 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20080702201404/http://www.cookpolitical.com/sites/default/files/pvichart.pdf 2 July 2008 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Diana DeGette, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Colorado Democratic Party Diana DeGette (incumbent) 35,804 100.0 35,804 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee George Lilly, sales and marketing representative, Constitution nominee for state representative in 2000 and for this seat in 2002 & 2004 Eliminated in primary Charles Crain Results Republican primary results Colorado Republican Party George Lilly 6,300 58.2 Colorado Republican Party Charles Crain 4,533 41.8 10,833 100.0 General election Endorsements Diana DeGette (D) Labor unions AFL-CIOColorado AFL-CIO Candidate Endorsements https://aflcio.org/issues/politics/CO.cfm aflcio.org AFL-CIO 19 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20081107065233/https://aflcio.org/issues/politics/CO.cfm 7 November 2008 Organizations Citizens for Global SolutionsGlobal Solutions PAC Endorsed Candidate http://www.globalsolutions.org/politics/elections_and_candidates/results/2008?action=endorsed globalsolutions.org 21 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106132914/http://www.globalsolutions.org/politics/elections_and_candidates/results/2008?action=endorsed 6 November 2008 Planned Parenthood Action Fund2008 Congressional Results http://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/campaigns/226.htm Planned Parenthood Action Fund 21 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106044036/http://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/campaigns/226.htm 6 November 2008 Newspapers The Denver PostEndorsements http://www.denverpost.com/endorsements 19 December 2025 The Denver Post 23 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081029212057/http://www.denverpost.com/endorsements 29 October 2008 George Lilly (R) Organizations Republican Liberty CaucusRepublican Liberty Caucus 2008 Endorsed Candidates http://www.rlc.org/endorsements/candidates/ www.rlc.org/ 21 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106041016/http://www.rlc.org/endorsements/candidates/ 6 November 2008 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2008 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php House: Race Ratings The Cook Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106112035/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php 6 November 2008Safe D November 6, 2008 Rothenberg2008 House Ratings https://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report 2 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106133426/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html 6 November 2008Safe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal Ball2008 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2008 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106144620/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ 6 November 2008Safe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the House of Representatives http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics 9 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217170047/http://www.realclearpolitics.com:80/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html 17 December 2008 7 November 2008Safe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsRace Ratings Chart: House http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house cqpolitics.com Congressional Quarterly Inc 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106054801/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 6 November 2008Safe D November 6, 2008 Results Colorado 1 election, 2008 Colorado Democratic Party Diana DeGette (incumbent) 203,756 71.9 Colorado Republican Party George Lilly 67,346 23.8 Libertarian Party of Colorado Martin Buchanan 12,136 4.3 Write-in candidate Gary Swing 11 0.0 136,410 48.2 283,249 92.8 21,844 7.2 305,093 88.7 343,812 Colorado Democratic Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Diana DeGette (D) $808,491 $925,776 $106,102 George Lilly (R) $13,746 $14,060 $9 Martin Buchanan (L) Unreported Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Diana DeGette (D) $2,455 $0 George Lilly (R) $0 $0 Martin Buchanan (L) $0 $0 District 2 2008 Colorado's 2nd congressional district election Colorado presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 2 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 2 2010 x150px File:Jared Polis, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg Jared Polis Colorado Democratic Party 215,602 62.6% File:3x4.svg Scott Starin Colorado Republican Party 116,619 33.9% 2008 CO-2 Election results.svg 230px County resultsPolis: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #416fcd 70–80%Starin: #f1b4b2 40–50% U.S. Representative Mark Udall Colorado Democratic Party Jared Polis Colorado Democratic Party Colorado's 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democrat Mark Udall, who had represented the district, centred around heavily Democratic Boulder, since 1999, ran for the Senate following the retirement of Senator Wayne Allard, leaving this an open seat. He was re-elected with 68.2% of the vote in 2006 and the district had a PVI of D+8. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jared Polis, Colorado Board of Education President Eliminated in primary Joan Fitz-Gerald, former President of the Colorado SenateFitz-Gerald to file exploratory committee to run for Congress https://www.summitdaily.com/news/fitz-gerald-to-file-exploratory-committee-to-run-for-congress/ 18 December 2025 Summit Daily News Associated Press 3 April 2007 Denver, COGreg Giroux Leading State Lawmaker to Bid for Udall's Open Colorado House Seat https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/04/18/cq_2590.html 18 December 2025 New York Times Congressional Quarterly 18 April 2007 Will Shafroth, Colorado Conservation Trust Director Declined Alice Madden, Majority Leader of the state house Ron Tupa, state senator Mark Udall, incumbent U.S. Representative Endorsements Joan Fitz-Gerald Organizations EMILYs List Will Shafroth Newspapers Rocky Mountain NewsDavid Drucker Colorado: Newspaper Prefers Upstart in House Race https://rollcall.com/2008/07/21/colorado-newspaper-prefers-upstart-in-house-race/ rollcall.com Roll Call 18 December 2025 21 July 2008 Results Democratic primary results Colorado Democratic Party Jared Polis 20,493 41.7 Colorado Democratic Party Joan Fitz-Gerald 18,599 37.8 Colorado Democratic Party Will Shafroth 10,075 20.5 49,167 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Scott Starin, aerospace engineer Declined Tom Stone, former Eagle County Commissioner Results Republican primary results Colorado Republican Party Scott Starin 19,293 100.0 19,293 100.0 Green primary Candidates Nominee J. A. Calhoun, nominee for this seat in 2006 Declined Mark Ruzzin, Mayor of Boulder Unity primary Candidates Nominee Bill Hammons, founder and National Chairman of the Unity Party of America General election Endorsements Jared Polis (D) Labor unions AFL-CIO Newspapers The Denver Post Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 Results Colorado 2 election, 2008 Colorado Democratic Party Jared Polis 215,602 62.6 Colorado Republican Party Scott Starin 116,619 33.9 Green Party of Colorado J. A. Calhoun 10,031 2.9 Unity Party of America Bill Hammons 2,176 0.6 98,983 28.7 344,428 93.5 23,805 6.5 368,233 92.5 398,114 Colorado Democratic Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Jared Polis (D) $7,353,034 $7,323,502 $29,533 Scott Starin (R) $88,757 $90,426 $24 J. A. Calhoun (G) Unreported William Hammons (U) $22,467 $22,247 $164 Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Jared Polis (D) $0 $42,573 Scott Starin (R) $4,768 $0 J. A. Calhoun (G) $0 $0 William Hammons (U) $0 $0 District 3 2008 Colorado's 3rd congressional district election Colorado presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 3 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 3 2010 x150px File:John Salazar, official portrait, 109th Congress (cropped).jpg John Salazar Colorado Democratic Party 203,457 61.6% File:3x4.svg Wayne Wolf Colorado Republican Party 126,762 38.4% 250px County results 250px Precinct results 1 Salazar: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #416fcd 70–80% #3357a2 80–90% #244079 >90%Wolf: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% #d02923 70–80%Tie: #AE8BB1 50–60% #808080 No Votes U.S. Representative John Salazar Colorado Democratic Party John Salazar Colorado Democratic Party Colorado's 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democrat John Salazar, who had represented the conservative, west Colorado district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re–elected with 61.6% of the vote in 2006 and the district had a PVI of R+6. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John Salazar, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Colorado Democratic Party John Salazar (incumbent) 22,192 100.0 22,192 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Wayne Wolf, rancher and Delta County commissionerGOP's Wolf makes switch for House run official https://www.denverpost.com/2008/01/03/gops-wolf-makes-switch-for-house-run-official/ 18 December 2025 The Denver Post Associated Press 3 January 2008 Grand Junction, CO Declined Josh Penry, state senatorDavid Drucker Colorado Has Seen Heavy Turnover in House Districts https://rollcall.com/2008/02/25/colorado-has-seen-heavy-turnover-in-house-districts/ rollcall.com Roll Call 18 December 2025 25 February 2008 Ellen Roberts, state representative Scott Tipton, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2006 (running for state representative) Al White, state representative Results Republican primary results Colorado Republican Party Wayne Wolf 24,263 100.0 24,263 100.0 General election Endorsements John Salazar (D) Labor unions AFL-CIO Organizations Blue Dog CoalitionBlue Dog Members and Fundraisers http://www.bluedogdems.com/members.html bluedogdems.com Blue Dog Political Action Committee 21 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106054554/http://www.bluedogdems.com/members.html 6 November 2008 Newspapers The Denver Post Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 Results Colorado 3 election, 2008 Colorado Democratic Party John Salazar (incumbent) 203,457 61.6 Colorado Republican Party Wayne Wolf 126,762 38.4 76,695 23.2 330,219 96.4 12,248 3.6 342,467 89.5 382,649 Colorado Democratic Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand John Salazar (D) $1,335,166 $901,272 $464,754 Wayne Wolf (R) $21,704 $21,669 $33 Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed John Salazar (D) $1,051 $0 Wayne Wolf (R) $0 $0 District 4 2008 Colorado's 4th congressional district election Colorado presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 4 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 4 2010 x150px File:Betsy Markey, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg Betsy Markey Colorado Democratic Party 187,348 56.2% File:Marilyn Musgrave, official portrait, 109th Congress (cropped).jpg Marilyn Musgrave Colorado Republican Party 146,030 43.8% 180px County results 180px Precinct results 1 200px Markey: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #416fcd 70–80% #3357a2 80–90%Musgrave: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% #d02823 70–80% #b00600 80–90% #850400 >90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50–60% #808080 No Votes U.S. Representative Marilyn Musgrave Colorado Republican Party Betsy Markey Colorado Democratic Party Colorado's 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Marilyn Musgrave, who had represented this conservative east Colorado-based district since 2003, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 45.6% of the vote in 2006 and the district had a PVI of R+9. Musgrave, a conservative known for her staunch opposition to gay marriage, won in 2006 by winning a plurality (46%) of the vote against Angie Paccione and a strong Reform Party challenge from Eric Eidsness, who managed to garner 11% of the vote. That, along with her 51% showing in 2004 despite George W. Bush winning 58% of the vote in this eastern Colorado district that includes the Fort Collins area, made her seem vulnerable in 2008. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Marilyn Musgrave, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Republican primary results Colorado Republican Party Marilyn Musgrave (incumbent) 31,822 100.0 31,822 100.0 Democratic primary Democrats suffered a setback earlier when State Senator Brandon Shaffer suddenly dropped out, citing his party's failure to clear the field.August 2026 InternetArchiveBot The Coloradoan Eidsness switched parties again, having switched from Republican to Reform Party the year prior, and became a Democrat, which could have fuelled a potential rematch with Musgrave in 2008. 2006 nominee Angie Paccione briefly launched a campaign as well, but left the race in September 2007. Candidates Nominee Betsy Markey, businesswoman and regional director for Senator Ken Salazar Withdrawn Eric Eidsness, former EPA Assistant Administrator for Water and Reform nominee for this seat in 2006 Angie Paccione, former state representative and nominee for this seat in 2006David Drucker Paccione Decides Against Rematch With Musgrave https://rollcall.com/2007/09/27/paccione-decides-against-rematch-with-musgrave/ rollcall.com Roll Call 18 December 2025 27 September 2007 Brandon Shaffer, state senatorJosh Kurtz Democrats Search for Consensus in Musgrave District https://rollcall.com/2007/06/04/democrats-search-for-consensus-in-musgrave-district/ rollcall.com Roll Call 18 December 2025 4 June 2007 Declined Bill Long, Bent County CommissionerJosh Kurtz Chair: Five Democrats Consider Musgrave Race http://rollcall.com/2007/04/02/chair-five-democrats-consider-musgrave-race/ rollcall.com Roll Call 18 December 2025 2 April 2007 Jim Riesberg, state representative Results Democratic primary results Colorado Democratic Party Betsy Markey 19,010 100.0 19,010 100.0 General election Campaign Musgrave launched a negative advertisement, attacking Markey over the business of Syscom Systems, the data-processing equipment company run by Markey and her husband. The Musgrave ad was called "highly misleading" by a Denver television station that investigated the facts.http://cbs4denver.com/realitycheck/betsy.markey.musgave.2.821077.html#loop Musgrave Attack Ad Hits Markey On Biz Dealings September 19, 2008 KCNC-TV cbs4denver.com October 30, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081030064901/http://cbs4denver.com/realitycheck/betsy.markey.musgave.2.821077.html#loop October 30, 2008 dead On October 24, the National Republican Congressional Committee abandoned Marilyn Musgrave's 2008 re-election campaign, believing the race was lost. This decision was based solely on Musgrave's poor poll numbers. Endorsements Marilyn Musgrave (R) Organizations Eagle Forum2008 Candidates Endorsed By Eagle Forum PAC http://www.eagleforum.org/election/endorse.html eagleforum.org Eagle Forum PAC 21 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106095837/http://www.eagleforum.org/election/endorse.html 6 November 2008 3 November 2008 Betsy Markey (D) Labor unions AFL-CIO Organizations Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" ProgramRed to Blue 2008 http://www.actblue.com/page/redtoblue2008 actblue.com DCCC 21 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106233157/http://www.actblue.com/page/redtoblue2008 6 November 2008 EMILYs ListFull Candidate Listing https://emilyslist.org/support/candidates/?tracking_code=WLCACTNZ emilyslist.org EMILY's List 19 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106053243/https://emilyslist.org/support/candidates/?tracking_code=WLCACTNZ 6 November 2008 Planned Parenthood Action Fund Newspapers The Denver Post Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclearMargin of errorMarilynMusgrave (R)BetsyMarkey (D)Undecided SurveyUSA (Roll Call)SurveyUSA 4th August 22–24, 2008 618 (LV) ±4.0% 43% 50% 7% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 6, 2008 RothenbergLean D flip November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D flip November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsTossup November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsLean D flip November 6, 2008 Results After her defeat, Musgrave would not comment on the election results with the media, nor would she concede the race or contact Markey to congratulate her. She also did not thank her campaign staff for their efforts. She later recorded a robocall for Republican Georgia senator Saxby Chambliss, saying that she was defeated by "leftist special interests" who "suppressed the truth with vicious attacks and lies." Colorado 4 election, 2008 Colorado Democratic Party Betsy Markey 187,348 56.2 Colorado Republican Party Marilyn Musgrave (incumbent) 146,030 43.8 41,318 12.4 333,378 95.3 16,565 4.7 349,943 91.3 383,292 Colorado Democratic Party Colorado Republican Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Marilyn Musgrave (R) $2,862,907 $2,869,703 $62,132Betsy Markey (D) $2,893,744 $2,872,153 $21,591 Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Marilyn Musgrave (R) $170,281 $1,505,831 Betsy Markey (D) $580,289 $897,027 District 5 2008 Colorado's 5th congressional district election Colorado presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 5 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 5 2010 x150px File:Doug Lamborn, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg Doug Lamborn Colorado Republican Party 183,179 60.0% File:Hal Bidlack (3x4).jpg Hal Bidlack Colorado Democratic Party 113,027 37.0% 2008 CO-5 Election results.svg 250px County resultsLamborn: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70%Bidlack: #8da9e2 50–60% U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn Colorado Republican Party Doug Lamborn Colorado Republican Party Colorado's 5th congressional district Incumbent Republican Doug Lamborn, who had represented this conservative district based in Colorado Springs and its suburbs district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was elected with 59.6% of the vote in 2006 and the district had a PVI of R+16. Republican primary Campaign Lamborn had received bad press when two constituents accused him of making a threatening phone call in response to a critical letter they wrote.Colo Springs couple says got threatening call from congressman https://web.archive.org/web/20070928051257/http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7017523 2007-09-28 KJCT 8 News, September 2, 2007 He won against Jeff Crank and Bentley Rayburn, more moderate Republicans who had also run in 2006, in the Republican primary. In 2006, Lamborn had narrowly won a nasty multi-candidate primary with 27% of the vote, despite previous representative Joel Hefley's endorsement of Crank, citing Lamborn's "sleazy" campaign. Crank and Rayburn thus came to a gentleman's agreement - they would jointly conduct a poll of the primary, and whoever of the two of them was in third place would drop out and endorse the other, so as to have a better chance of defeating Lamborn. Rayburn came third in the poll, but he refused to drop out.http://coloradostatesman.com/content/rayburn-loses-gop-gamble Rayburn loses GOP gamble Colorado Statesman 2014-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072717/http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/rayburn-loses-gop-gamble 2014-04-07 dead Candidates Nominee Doug Lamborn, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Jeff Crank, Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce vice president and candidate for this seat in 2006 Bentley Rayburn, United States Air Force Major General and candidate for this seat in 2006 Endorsements Jeff Crank U.S. representatives Joel Hefley, U.S. representative from Colorado's 5th congressional district (1987–2007) Results Republican primary results Colorado Republican Party Doug Lamborn (incumbent) 24,995 44.0 Colorado Republican Party Jeff Crank 16,794 29.6 Colorado Republican Party Bentley Rayburn 14,986 26.4 56,775 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Hal Bidlack, retired United States Air Force Lieutenant colonel and National Security Council aide Declined John Morse, state senator Results Democratic primary results Colorado Democratic Party Hal Bidlack 13,146 100.0 13,146 100.0 General election Endorsements Doug Lamborn (R) Organizations Eagle Forum Hal Bidlack (D) Newspapers The Denver Post Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 6, 2008 Results Amid worries of vulnerability, Lamborn won the general election by a 59%-41% margin, becoming the highest vote getter for a GOP Congressional candidate in the state in the 2008 cycle. Colorado 5 election, 2008 Colorado Republican Party Doug Lamborn (incumbent) 183,179 60.0 Colorado Democratic Party Hal Bidlack 113,027 37.0 American Constitution Party (Colorado) Brian Scott 8,894 2.9 Write-in candidate Richard Hand 45 0.0 70,152 23.0 305,145 93.7 20,371 6.3 325,516 90.5 359,874 Colorado Republican Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Doug Lamborn (R) $611,755 $593,491 $46,469 Hal Bidlack (D) $241,725 $240,738 $986 Brian Scott (C) Unreported Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Doug Lamborn (R) $13,573 $0 Hal Bidlack (D) $0 $0 Brian Scott (C) $0 $0 District 6 2008 Colorado's 6th congressional district election Colorado presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6 2010 x150px File:Mike Coffman, Official Portrait, 111th Congress (cropped 2).jpg Mike Coffman Colorado Republican Party 250,877 60.7% File:Hank Eng (2008).jpg Hank Eng Colorado Democratic Party 162,641 39.3% 230px County results 230px Precinct results 1 200px Coffman: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02923 70–80% #b00600 80–90% Eng: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% Tie: #AE8BB1 50–60%#808080 No Votes U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo Colorado Republican Party Mike Coffman Colorado Republican Party Colorado's 6th congressional district Incumbent Republican Tom Tancredo, who had represented this solidly conservative district based in the Denver suburbs since 1999, retired in order to run for President. He was re-elected with 58.6% of the vote in 2006 and the district had a PVI of R+10. His seat was considered to be the most Republican-dominated district of the Denver-area seats and was also one of the wealthiest in the nation. Tancredo was the second highest vote getter for a Republican congressional candidate statewide in 2006, just behind Doug Lamborn in the 5th district. The district includes Columbine High School, which was devastated in a tragic 1999 school massacre. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mike Coffman, Secretary of State of Colorado Eliminated in primary Wil Armstrong, businessman and son of former senator William L. Armstrong (endorsed by the State GOP) Ted Harvey, state senator Steve Ward, state senator Declined Frank McNulty, state representative Tom Tancredo, incumbent U.S. Representative Tom Wiens, state senator, nominee for Colorado State Treasurer in 1978 and candidate for the 3rd District in 1982 Results Republican primary results Colorado Republican Party Mike Coffman 28,509 40.1 Colorado Republican Party Wil Armstrong 23,213 32.7 Colorado Republican Party Ted Harvey 10,886 15.3 Colorado Republican Party Steve Ward 8,452 11.9 71,060 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Hank Eng, aerospace engineerMozgovaya, Natasha: "Democratic Convention Notes: Meet Chinese Jewish candidate Hank Eng"May 2026 medicmedic, Haaretz.com. August 25, 2008. Accessed November 05, 2008"Elections 2008", Chicago Sun-Times. Accessed on November 05, 2008. Withdrawn Mike Collins, Vietnam veteran Declined Dave Hnida, physician Joe Rice, state representative David Wasserman, physician Results Democratic primary results Colorado Democratic Party Hank Eng 27,661 100.0 27,661 100.0 General election Campaign Despite some minor controversies surrounding Mike Coffman and Colorado Ethics Watch, CQ Politics, The Cook Political Report and The Rothenberg Political Report all forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.Ethics Watch Requests Criminal Investigation of Coffman https://web.archive.org/web/20090109161314/http://www.coloradoforethics.org/node/24035 2009-01-09 Colorado Ethics Watch, June 15, 2007 Endorsements Mike Coffman (R) Newspapers The Denver Post Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 6, 2008 Results Colorado 6 election, 2008 Colorado Republican Party Mike Coffman 250,877 60.7 Colorado Democratic Party Hank Eng 162,641 39.3 88,236 21.3 413,518 94.0 26,527 6.0 440,045 95.7 459,807 Colorado Republican Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Mike Coffman (R) $1,467,713 $1,304,685 $163,029 Hank Eng (D) $273,696 $270,609 $3,084 Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Mike Coffman (R) $11,651 $0 Hank Eng (D) $0 $0 District 7 2008 Colorado's 7th congressional district election Colorado presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 7 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 7 2010 x150px File:Ed Perlmutter official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg Ed Perlmutter Colorado Democratic Party 173,937 63.5% File:3x4.svg John Lerew Colorado Republican Party 100,057 36.5% 250px County results 250px Precinct results 1 200px Perlmutter: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90%Lerew: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02923 70–80% #b00600 80–90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50–60%#808080 No Votes U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter Colorado Democratic Party Ed Perlmutter Colorado Democratic Party Colorado's 7th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Ed Perlmutter, who had represented this suburban Denver district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was elected with 54.9% of the vote in 2006 and the district had a PVI of D+2. The district's voter registration was split, with independents constituting a slim plurality of 35% compared to Democrats (34%) and Republicans (31%). Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ed Perlmutter, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Colorado Democratic Party Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) 29,704 100.0 29,704 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Lerew, founder of a financial planning center Results Republican primary results Colorado Republican Party John Lerew 25,155 100.0 25,155 100.0 General election Endorsements Ed Perlmutter (D) Labor unions AFL-CIO Organizations Citizens for Global Solutions Planned Parenthood Action Fund Newspapers The Denver Post Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 Results Colorado 7 election, 2008 Colorado Democratic Party Ed Perlmutter (incumbent) 173,937 63.5 Colorado Republican Party John Lerew 100,057 36.5 73,880 27.0 273,994 94.2 16,945 5.8 290,939 92.5 314,642 Colorado Democratic Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Ed Perlmutter (D) $1,770,087 $1,228,238 $544,853 John Lerew (R) $34,048 $34,048 $0 Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Ed Perlmutter (D) $7,736 $0 John Lerew (R) $10,861 $0 Notes References General 2008 Competitive House Race Chart The Cook Political Report, October 28, 2008 2008 House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report, October 22, 2008 External links Colorado Historical Elections Database Elections Center from the Colorado Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for Colorado at Project Vote Smart Colorado U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions for Colorado congressional races from OpenSecrets District 1 race ranking and details from CQ Politics District 1 campaign contributions from OpenSecrets District 2 race ranking and details from CQ Politics District 2 campaign contributions from OpenSecrets District 3 race ranking and details from CQ Politics District 3 campaign contributions from OpenSecrets District 4 race ranking and details from CQ Politics District 4 campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Musgrave (R-i) vs Markey (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com District 5 race ranking and details from CQ Politics District 5 campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Cherry Creek News: Where's Hank from Cherry Creek News District 6 race ranking and details from CQ Politics District 6 campaign contributions from OpenSecrets District 7 race ranking and details from CQ Politics District 7 campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2008 Colorado United States House of Representatives