2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Colorado and U.S. Senator.

Statewide
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By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district:

District 1
The 1st district is located in Central Colorado and includes most of the city of Denver. The incumbent Democrat Diana DeGette, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+18.

Nominee

 * Diana DeGette, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Martin Walsh, investment consultant

Withdrawn

 * Kathleen Cunningham

District 2
The 2nd district is located in North Central Colorado and includes Larimer, Grand, Boulder, Gilpin, Summit, Eagle, Clear Creek and Jefferson counties. The incumbent Democrat Jared Polis, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+8.

Nominee

 * Jared Polis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * George Leing, attorney and former chair of the Boulder County Republican Party

Withdrawn

 * Bob Comer
 * Larry Sarner

District 3
The 3rd district is located in Western and Southern Colorado and includes a large number of sparsely populated counties and the city of Grand Junction. The incumbent Republican Scott Tipton, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+5.

Nominee

 * Scott Tipton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * David Cox, activist

Nominee

 * Abel Tapia, former state senator and former Colorado Lottery director

Withdrawn

 * Abel Gebre Lake
 * Buffie McFadyen, former state representative and Pueblo County Commissioner
 * Stephen Sheldon

Declined

 * Joseph Garcia, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
 * Gail Schwartz, state senator

District 4
The 4th district is located in Eastern Colorado and includes numerous sparsely populated counties. The incumbent Republican Cory Gardner, who represented the district since 2011, did not run for re-election instead he ran for the U.S. Senate. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012. The district has a PVI of R+11.

Nominee

 * Ken Buck, Weld County District Attorney and nominee for the Senate in 2010

Eliminated in primary

 * Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County Commissioner
 * Steve Laffey, former mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island in 2006
 * Scott Renfroe, state senator

Declined

 * Sean Conway, Weld County Commissioner
 * Tim Dore, state representative
 * Cory Gardner, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the Senate)
 * Frank McNulty, state representative
 * Clarice Navarro, state representative
 * B.J. Nikkel, former state representative
 * Jerry Sonnenberg, state representative (running for the state senate)

Nominee

 * Vic Meyers, case manager in the Colorado Department of Corrections and nominee for state representative in 2000

Withdrew

 * Dan Chapin

District 5
The 5th district is located in Central Colorado and includes Fremont, El Paso, Teller and Chaffee counties and the city of Colorado Springs. The incumbent Republican Doug Lamborn, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+13.

Nominee

 * Doug Lamborn, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Bentley Rayburn, retired Air Force Major General and candidate for this seat in 2006 and 2008

Nominee

 * Irv Halter, retired Air Force Major General

District 6
The 6th district is located in Central Colorado and surrounds the city of Denver from the east, including the city of Aurora. The incumbent Republican Mike Coffman, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 48% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+1.

Nominee

 * Mike Coffman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Andrew Romanoff, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives and candidate for the Senate in 2010

Declined

 * Karen Middleton, former state representative
 * Linda Newell, state senator

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, September 23, 2012
 * Complete video of debate, October 6, 2012

District 7
The 7th district is located in Central Colorado, to the north and west of Denver and includes the cities of Thornton and Westminster and most of Lakewood. The incumbent Democrat Ed Perlmutter, who has represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+5.

Nominee

 * Ed Perlmutter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Don Ytterberg, former vice chairman of the Colorado Republican Party

Nominee

 * Tyler Bagley

Nominee

 * Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell, perennial candidate

General election
Neither Bagley or Campbell made the ballot.