2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 28.

As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans won the popular vote and therefore a majority of House seats in the state.

By district
Results of the 2016 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 was Democrat Diana DeGette, who had represented the district since 1997. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+18.

Nominee

 * Diana DeGette, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Charles H. "Chuck" Norris

Nominee

 * Charles "Casper" Stockham

Nominee

 * Darrell Dinges

District 2
The 2nd district is located in Northern Colorado and encompasses seven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Jared Polis, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2014 and was not expected to have a primary challenger.

Nominee

 * Jared Polis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Nicholas Morse, marketing executive

Nominee

 * Richard Longstreth

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 was Republican Scott Tipton, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+5.

Tipton was mentioned as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate, but announced that he would run for re-election instead.

Nominee

 * Scott Tipton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Alexander Beinstein

Nominee

 * Gail Schwartz, state senator from the 5th district

District 4
The 4th district is located in Eastern Colorado and includes numerous sparsely populated counties. The incumbent was Republican Ken Buck, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 65% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+11.

Candidates

 * Declared
 * Ken Buck, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Bob Seay

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 was Republican Doug Lamborn, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+13.

Nominee

 * Doug Lamborn, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Calandra Vargas

Nominee

 * Misty Plowright, army veteran

Eliminated in primary

 * Donald Martinez

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 was Republican Mike Coffman, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+1.

Nominee

 * Mike Coffman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary
On July 5, 2015, Morgan Carroll, the former president of the Colorado Senate, announced she planned to challenge Coffman. Andrew Romanoff, the former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives and the 2014 Democratic nominee, considered running again but ultimately decided against it. Former state representative Edward Casso established an exploratory committee in 2014 in preparation for a potential challenge, but ultimately did not run.

Nominee

 * Morgan Carroll, former Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate

Declined

 * Edward Casso, former state representative
 * Rhonda Fields, state representative
 * Rebecca McClellan, Centennial City Councilor
 * Karen Middleton, former state representative and former member of the Colorado State Board of Education
 * Andrew Romanoff, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for the seat in 2014

Campaign
The conservative political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, which receives funding from the Koch brothers, launched a six-figure campaign effort supporting Coffman's candidacy.

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 was Democrat Ed Perlmutter, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+5.

Nominee

 * Ed Perlmutter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * George Athanasopoulos