COLORADO, USA — The U.S. presidential race is at the top of the ticket, but there are several other high-profile races on Colorado ballots this November. Here are some of the major races Coloradans are voting on.
U.S. House
All eight of Colorado's U.S. House seats are up for election. All three of the congressional districts currently held by Republicans are up for grabs, as the incumbents are not running for reelection in those districts. All five Democratic incumbents are running for reelection.
Here's a look at who's running for U.S. House seats.
Colorado U.S. House District 1
Incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat, is running for reelection against Republican Valdamar Archuleta in the 1st Congressional District, which covers Denver.
Colorado U.S. House District 2
Incumbent Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat, is running for reelection against Republican Marshall Dawson in the 2nd Congressional District, which includes Boulder, Fort Collins, Summit County and a portion of northern Colorado.
Colorado U.S. House District 3
Voters in District 3 are choosing a new representative. Current Rep. Lauren Boebert switched districts and is now running in District 4.
The race is between Republican Jeff Hurd and Democrat Adam Frisch. Frisch lost to Boebert by only 546 votes in the 2022 election.
It's unclear whether Boebert's polarizing policies and personal life made the race more competitive in 2022, but the voting margin indicated that despite a Republican tilt, races in the district can be close.
The 3rd Congressional District is Colorado’s largest: It covers the Western Slope and stretches east across the San Luis Valley, including Grand Junction, Montrose, Pueblo and Durango.
Colorado U.S. House District 4
Voters in District 4 are choosing a new representative to fill the seat that was vacated by Ken Buck in March. In June, voters chose Greg Lopez to fill the remainder of Buck's term, but he is not running for a full term in November.
In District 4, current District 3 Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican, is running against Democrat Trisha Calvarese.
The 4th Congressional District covers Loveland, Douglas County and most of Colorado’s rural Eastern Plains.
Colorado U.S. House District 5
Voters in District 5 are choosing a new representative after Rep. Doug Lamborn said in January that he would not seek re-election.
Republican Jeff Crank and Democrat River Gassen are in the running for the seat. Crank defeated Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams in the June primary.
The 5th Congressional District covers Colorado Springs and El Paso County.
Colorado U.S. House District 6
Incumbent Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat, is running for reelection against Republican John E. Fabbricatore in CD6, which covers Aurora and the southern and eastern portions of the Denver metro area.
Colorado U.S. House District 7
Incumbent Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat, is running for reelection against Republican Sergei Matveyuk in CD7, which includes the western portion of the Denver metro area and Teller and Fremont counties.
Colorado U.S. House District 8
Incumbent Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo and Republican Gabe Evans are facing off the battleground 8th Congressional District.
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CD8 is Colorado's newest district, created after the 2020 census. The district includes large population hubs like Thornton, Commerce City and Greeley, marking it as a competitive district that encompasses both suburban and rural voters north and east of Denver.
Colorado state legislature
All 65 of Colorado's state House seats and 18 of the 35 state Senate seats are up for election.
Right now, Democrats hold a supermajority in the state House, meaning they make up two-thirds or more of the majority. In the Senate, Democrats are one seat away from a supermajority. Why is that important? Most votes in the legislature require at least a two-thirds majority to pass.
In the Senate, 12 of the seats up for election this year are currently held by Democrats and six by Republicans.
In the House, 46 seats are held by Democrats and 19 by Republicans.
If Republicans manage to hold all six seats they currently occupy in the Senate, Democrats will not gain a supermajority.
It would take more to change the heavily Democratic House — Republicans would have to hold on to all 19 of their seats and flip at least four Democratic seats for the Democrats to lose the supermajority.
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Regents of the University of Colorado
Voters statewide are electing a new Regent of the University of Colorado At Large to replace Lesley Smith, who is running for a state House seat. Republican Eric Rinard and Democrat Elliott Hood are in the running for the at-large seat.
Voters in Congressional Districts 3 and 5 are also electing regents to represent their districts. Republican Ray Scott and Democrat Robert B. Logan are running in District 3. Democrat Axel Brown and incumbent Republican Ken Montera are running in District 5.
The Board of Regents is responsible for the overall operations and budget of the University of Colorado system.
State Board of Education
Voters in Congressional Districts 2, 3, 4 and 8 are each electing representatives to the state board of education.
In District 2, Democrat Kathy Gebhardt faces opposition from Libertarian Party candidate Ethan Augreen.
In District 3, Republican Sherri M Wright faces Democrat Ellen Angeles.
In District 4, Democrat Krista Holtzmann faces Republican Kristi "KBB" Burton Brown.
In District 8, Republican Yazmin Navarro faces incumbent Democrat Rhonda Solis.
The state board of education is the governing board of the Colorado Department of Education. It's responsible for making rules and policies that govern public education, accrediting school districts and distributing federal and state funds, among other duties.
District attorneys
District attorneys are up for election in all of Colorado's 23 judicial districts. The DA is the lead prosecutor in a judicial district, which can include one or several counties.
Republican George Brauchler and Democrat Karen Breslin are running for the DA seat in the newly created 23rd Judicial District, which will comprise Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. Those three counties are currently in the 18th Judicial District along with Arapahoe County, which will have the 18th to itself as of Jan. 7, 2025.
Brauchler, of Parker, is the former district attorney for the 18th Judicial District. Breslin is a political science professor at the University of Colorado Denver.
Denver will also get a new district attorney, but there's little question of who that will be. Democrat John Walsh is running unopposed.
Regional Transportation District board
In the Denver and Boulder metro area, eight seats on the Regional Transportation District's 15-member board are up for election. Candidates in three of those districts are running unopposed.
The board is the governing agency for RTD, which provides public transportation in all of Boulder, Broomfield, Denver and Jefferson counties, parts of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, and a small portion of Weld County. RTD's services include bus, rail, shuttles, ADA paratransit services and special event services.
Ballot measures
Coloradans are also voting on several state and local ballot measures.
