All eight of Colorado’s congressional districts can have candidates on the June 25 major poll. And in three of these districts — the third, 4th and fifth — the seat is open, offering the components for a extra boisterous combat than regular forward of November’s election.
Here’s a have a look at who will likely be on the poll within the state’s congressional primaries, district by district. Listed are major-party contenders who certified by petitioning onto the poll, by profitable help at get together assemblies, or by taking each routes. This story could also be up to date when the ultimate poll is licensed April 26 by the Colorado secretary of state.
The itemizing doesn’t embody third-party and impartial candidates who’re operating on this fall’s normal election.
1st Congressional District

Consists of the Metropolis and County of Denver
Democratic major: U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, the stalwart consultant of the district centered in liberal-leaning Denver, has occupied the seat since 1997 — the longest of any present Colorado member of Congress, by far — and is unopposed.
Republican major: Valdamar Archuleta, a Denver native who instructed Ballotpedia he’s labored as a therapeutic massage therapist and photographer, is operating unopposed.
2nd Congressional District
Consists of the north-central mountains, Fort Collins and Boulder
Democratic major: U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, now the Home’s assistant Democratic chief, has held the seat since 2019. The Lafayette resident is operating unopposed.
Republican major: Marshall Dawson, who lives in Longmont and works within the expertise area, is unopposed. The November election will likely be a rematch of 2022, when Dawson misplaced to Neguse by greater than 40 factors.
third Congressional District

Covers a lot of the Western Slope and southern Colorado, together with Grand Junction and Pueblo
Republican major: U.S. Lauren Boebert, the Republican who has occupied the seat since 2021, opted to run within the 4th Congressional District this yr. A number of candidates have made the poll within the open GOP race:
- Russ Andrews, a Carbondale monetary adviser.
- Ron Hanks, a former state consultant from Fremont County.
- Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction electrical co-op legal professional.
- Curtis McCrackin, a Delta County businessman.
- Stephen Varela, a Colorado Board of Training member who lives in Pueblo. He gained top-line billing on the district’s Republican meeting.
- Lew Webb, a former automobile dealership proprietor who lives in Durango.
Democratic major: Adam Frisch, a former Aspen metropolis councilman, is unopposed. In 2022, he narrowly misplaced the election to Boebert.
4th Congressional District

Consists of a lot of the Jap Plains and most of south metro Denver’s Douglas County
Republican major: After five-term Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican, introduced late final yr that he wouldn’t run for reelection, a crowded GOP area entered the race within the conservative-leaning district. Buck later resigned his seat in March. A number of Republicans have made the poll:
- Lauren Boebert, the sitting third District congresswoman, who has moved to Windsor in a bid to change districts. She gained top-line billing on the district’s Republican meeting.
- Deborah Flora, a former conservative radio host who lives in Parker.
- Richard Holtorf, a state consultant who lives in Akron.
- Mike Lynch, a state consultant who lives in Wellington.
- Jerry Sonnenberg, a Logan County commissioner and former state lawmaker.
- Peter Yu, a Weld County businessman.
Democratic major:
- Trisha Calvarese, a union advocate and Nationwide Science Basis author who lives in Highlands Ranch. She gained top-line billing on the district’s Democratic meeting.
- Ike McCorkle, a Marine veteran who lives in Parker and misplaced to Buck within the 2022 and 2020 elections.
- John Padora, a Severance resident who has labored as a producing engineer and machinist.
Be aware: On the identical day as the first, the 4th District additionally can have a particular election — that includes Calvarese and Republican Greg Lopez — to fill the the seat for the remainder of Buck’s time period this yr.
fifth Congressional District

Covers most of El Paso County, together with Colorado Springs and its suburbs
Republican major: Colorado’s third open-seat GOP major comes about because of longtime Rep. Doug Lamborn’s choice to step down after his ninth time period ends in January. Two candidates have made the poll:
- Jeff Crank, a political guide and longtime radio host in Colorado Springs.
- Dave Williams, the Colorado Republican Occasion’s chairman and a former state consultant. He secured top-line billing on the district’s GOP meeting.
Democratic major:
- River Gassen, a analysis scientist and graduate scholar. She secured top-line billing on the district’s Democratic meeting.
- Joe Reagan, an Military veteran and nonprofit government.
sixth Congressional District

Consists of Aurora and lots of of Denver’s southern suburbs
Democratic major: U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, an Aurora resident who has held the seat since 2019, is operating unopposed.
Republican major: John Fabbricatore, a former director of the Denver area workplace of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who lives in Aurora, is unopposed.
seventh Congressional District
Consists of metro Denver’s Broomfield and Jefferson counties and extends south to Park, Fremont and Custer counties
Democratic major: U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a former state lawmaker from Lakewood who has held the seat since 2023, is unopposed.
Republican major: Sergei Matveyuk, who lives in Golden and owns a enterprise that appraises and repairs artwork and antiques, is unopposed.
eighth Congressional District
Consists of a number of north Denver suburbs and Greeley
Democratic major: U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician who gained one among Colorado’s best races in 2022, is unopposed.
Republican major:
- Gabe Evans, a state consultant from Fort Lupton who’s an Military veteran and former police officer. He gained top-line billing on the district’s GOP meeting.
- Janak Joshi, a former state consultant from Colorado Springs who now lives in Thornton and is a retired doctor.
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