}} The 3rd district encompasses the
Colorado Western Slope, including the cities of
Montrose,
Pueblo, and
Grand Junction.
Eliminated in primary •
Don Coram,
state senator from the
6th district Eliminated at Convention • Marina Zimmerman, crane operator
Declined • Tim Foster, president of
Colorado Mesa University •
Matt Soper,
state representative from the 54th district
(running for re-election) Endorsements Debates and forums Results , former
Aspen city councilman
Eliminated in primary • Sol Sandoval, community organizer • Kellie Rhodes, rancher and public servant • Root Routledge,
U.S. Air Force veteran and candidate for this seat in
2020 •
Donald Valdez,
state representative from the 62nd district and candidate for this seat in
2020 • Scott Yates
Withdrew • Colin Buerger •
Kerry Donovan, president pro tempore of the
Colorado Senate from the
5th district • Susan Martinez, nurse assistant and activist • Gregg Smith,
U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former adviser to
Blackwater CEO
Erik Prince Declined •
Diane Mitsch Bush, former
state representative from the 26th district and nominee for this district in
2018 and
2020 (endorsed Sandoval) •
Dylan Roberts,
state representative from the 26th district
(running for state senate) Endorsements Debates and forums Results Independents Candidates Filed paperwork • Kristin Skowronski
General election Debate Predictions Endorsements Polling Lauren Boebert vs. generic opponent Results Republican incumbent
Lauren Boebert faced a strong challenge from former
Aspen city councilman and businessman Adam Frisch who led on election day. Despite many prediction sites like
The Cook Political Report giving the race a rating of "Solid R" up to election day, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight gave Boebert a 97% chance of winning and most projections showed Boebert defeating Frisch by a margin of nearly 15%. However, on election night, Frisch led Boebert with over 90% of votes counted. Over time the vote would narrow, with at one point Frisch leading by only 60 votes. Boebert took the lead two days after the election, though confusion would start to grow as to how many outstanding votes would be left due to military absentee ballots among other errors with vote counting. On December 12, Secretary of State
Jena Griswold announced that the results of the recount showed minimal change, with Boebert losing 3 votes and Frisch gaining 1.
By county Source == District 4 ==