(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Mark Baisley
80%
20%↓
10%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
40%↓
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(R) Kevin Grantham
80%↑
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Milat Kiros
(D) Wanda James
70%↓
20%↑
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(D) Dwayne Romero
(R) Ron Hanks
50%↓
30%↓
30%↑
20%
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
53%↓
48%↑
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Mel Tewahade
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Shannon Bird
(D) Manny Rutinel
45%↓
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
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