United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Colorado took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected seven candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Colorado utilizes a semi-closed primary system. According to Section 1-7-201 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, "an eligible unaffiliated elector is entitled to vote in the primary election of a major political party without affiliating with that political party."[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: Voters were able to register to vote in the primary by either June 2 (by mail, at a voter registration agency, voter registration drive or DMV), June 16 (online) or on election day (in-person at a voter service polling center). For the general election, voters could register through election day, November 4, 2014.[4]
- See also: Colorado elections, 2014
Battleground races
Colorado was home to one battleground district in 2014: Colorado's 6th Congressional District.
The district was a battleground due to the fact that it had a fairly even split of registered Democratic and Republican voters.[5][6] Additionally, incumbent Mike Coffman (Colorado) (R) won re-election in 2012 by a margin of only 2 percent and the district was won by President Barack Obama by 5.1 percent in 2012 and 8.7 percent in 2008.
Incumbent Coffman won re-election, defeating former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held four of the seven congressional seats from Colorado.
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Republican Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the seven congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Diana DeGette | 1 | |
| Jared Polis | 2 | |
| Scott Tipton | 3 | |
| Cory Gardner | 4 | |
| Doug Lamborn | 5 | |
| Mike Coffman (Colorado) | 6 | |
| Ed Perlmutter | 7 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 7 seats up for election in 2014 in Colorado. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 | 36.8% | 278,491 | Martin Walsh | |
| District 2 | 13.5% | 345,945 | George Leing | |
| District 3 | 22.3% | 281,141 | Abel Tapia | |
| District 4 | 35.4% | 286,507 | Vic Meyers | |
| District 5 | 19.6% | 262,855 | Irv Halter | |
| District 6 | 8.9% | 276,440 | Andrew Romanoff | |
| District 7 | 10.1% | 269,143 | Don Ytterberg |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
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2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
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Out in assembly
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
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Withdrew
4th Congressional District
General election candidates
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5th Congressional District
General election candidates
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6th Congressional District
General election candidates
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7th Congressional District
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Not on ballot
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Colorado, 2014
- U.S. House battleground districts, 2014
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents not running for re-election in 2014
- Contested primaries in U.S. Congressional elections, 2014
External links
- Colorado Secretary of State - Official primary candidate list
- Colorado Secretary of State - Primary election results
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed April 11, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, "Primary Elections FAQs," accessed April 11, 2023
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration FAQs," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ FairVote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed November 5, 2013
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS," accessed April 4, 2014
- ↑ Denver Post, "Andrew Romanoff indicates he might challenge Mike Coffman in Congress," January 15, 2013
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Andrew Romanoff to run in Colorado's 6th Congressional District," February 3, 2013
