Colorado Congressional Races Set After Primaries Winnow Field

AP

There were no surprises among the handful of competitive primaries in Colorado’s congressional districts on Tuesday.

The favorites won in the three most closely watched races: Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette turned back insurgent Saira Rao in the First District; Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn beat a field of challengers in the Fifth District; and Democrat Jason Crow topped Levi Tillemann in the Sixth District.

That sets up these races in the November general election:

District 1

Democrat: Rep. Diana DeGette

Republican: Charles Stockham

DeGette, a 11-term incumbent in the heavily liberal district that includes Denver, will face Stockham for the second straight election. DeGette handily defeated Stockham in 2016.

District 2

Democrat: Joe Neguse

Republican: Peter Yu

Neguse and Yu are squaring off to replace Rep. Jared Polis, who is now the Democratic nominee for governor.

District 3

Democrat: Diane Mitsch Bush

Republican: Rep. Scott Tipton

Mitsch Bush is a former county commissioner and state lawmaker from Steamboat Springs. She’ll face four-term incumbent Tipton, who beat his Democratic challenger in 2016 by more than 50,000 votes.

District 4

Democrat: Karen McCormick

Republican: Rep. Ken Buck

McCormick, a Longmont veterinarian, will take on two-term incumbent Ken Buck in the conservative-leaning district that covers Weld County and most of the Eastern Plains.

District 5

Democrat: Stephany Rose Spaulding

Republican: Rep. Doug Lamborn

Lamborn survived yet another primary challenge in the uber-conservative District that includes Colorado Springs. He’ll face Spaulding, a faculty member from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs’ Women’s and Ethnic Studies department.

District 6

Democrat: Jason Crow

Republican: Rep. Mike Coffman

Coffman represents what is likely Colorado’s most competitive Congressional District, which covers Denver’s Eastern suburbs including Aurora. He’ll face Crow, an Army vet and lawyer.

District 7

Democrat: Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Republican: Mark Barrington

Perlmutter will seek his seventh term in office against Barrington, a small business owner from Lakewood.