US House of Representatives · District 3 · Colorado · 2026

Who is running

Dwayne L. RomeroDemocratic PartyUS House of Representatives · District 3
Raised
$1.7M
Cash on hand
$196K
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Jeff HurdRepublican PartyUS House of Representatives · District 3
Raised
$4.2M
Cash on hand
$238K
In Congress since
2025
Votes attended
99.4%
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Cory RobertsonLibertarian PartyUS House of Representatives · District 3
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Clifton BrownUnaffiliatedUS House of Representatives · District 3
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Certified by Colorado Secretary of State, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Worth knowing

The party winning this district last changed in 2010, when Scott R. Tipton (Republican) won it after a Democratic win in 2008. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
The closest result we hold for this district was in 2022: Lauren Boebert won by 546 votes, 0.2 points of all votes counted. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections
13 different people won the 53 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
A candidate with the same name as the 2024 winner, Jeff Hurd, is on the 2026 official list. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
Four candidates are on the official list for this race. Source: Official list from Colorado Secretary of State
All eight U.S. House contests in Colorado on the official list have more than one candidate. Source: Official list from Colorado Secretary of State

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.

Democratic candidate
Republican candidate

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Year	Democratic candidate	Republican candidate
1920	42.35%	57.65%
1922	47.59%	52.41%
1924	41.34%	58.66%
1926	46.03%	53.97%
1928	35.1%	64.9%
1930	39.32%	60.68%
1932	50.89%	49.11%
1934	64.15%	34.8%
1936	60.23%	39.77%
1938	57.39%	42.61%
1940	47.95%	52.05%
1942	37.26%	62.74%
1944	43.68%	56.32%
1946	45.43%	54.57%
1948	50.7%	49.3%
1950	48.37%	51.63%
1952	42.26%	57.74%
1954	46.99%	53.01%
1956	49.76%	50.24%
1958	49.79%	50.21%
1960	47.95%	52.05%
1962	45.34%	54.66%
1964	51.16%	48.84%
1966	51.71%	48.29%
1968	52.12%	47.88%
1970	63.65%	33.37%
1972	66.34%	33.66%
1974	67.95%	32.05%
1976	50.96%	46.97%
1978	49.26%	49%
1980	54.89%	43.72%
1982	53.44%	44.77%
1984	41.89%	57.06%
1986	51.86%	48.14%
1988	78.04%	21.96%
1990	70.21%	28.18%
1992	43.7%	54.7%
1994	30.38%	69.62%
1996	31.13%	68.87%
1998	31.47%	66.13%
2000	29.06%	65.84%
2002	31.27%	65.8%
2004	50.55%	46.56%
2006	61.59%	36.55%
2008	61.61%	38.39%
2010	46.03%	49.87%
2012	41.12%	53.31%
2014	35.7%	57.98%
2016	40.35%	54.6%
2018	43.55%	51.52%
2020	45.22%	51.39%
2022	49.89%	50.06%
2024	45.82%	50.8%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024

Winners and margins
Year	Most votes	Margin over the runner-up
2024	Jeff Hurd (Republican)	19,804 votes (5.0 points)
2022	Lauren Boebert (Republican)	546 votes (0.2 points)
2020	Lauren Boebert (Republican)	26,512 votes (6.2 points)
2018	Scott R. Tipton (Republican)	26,779 votes (8.0 points)
2016	Scott R. Tipton (Republican)	53,306 votes (14.3 points)
2014	Scott R. Tipton (Republican)	62,647 votes (22.3 points)
2012	Scott R. Tipton (Republican)	42,371 votes (12.2 points)
2010	Scott R. Tipton (Republican)	10,113 votes (3.8 points)
2008	John T. Salazar (Democratic)	76,695 votes (23.2 points)
2006	John Salazar (Democratic)	59,558 votes (25.0 points)
2004	John Salazar (Democratic)	12,124 votes (4.0 points)
2002	Scott McInnis (Republican)	75,273 votes (34.5 points)
2000	Scott McInnis (Republican)	111,283 votes (36.8 points)
1998	Scott McInnis (Republican)	82,022 votes (34.7 points)
1996	Scott McInnis (Republican)	100,570 votes (37.7 points)
1994	Scott McInnis (Republican)	81,938 votes (39.2 points)
1992	Scott McInnis (Republican)	28,813 votes (11.0 points)
1990	Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Democratic)	74,526 votes (42.0 points)
1988	Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Democratic)	121,659 votes (56.1 points)
1986	Ben Nighthouse Campbell (Democratic)	6,845 votes (3.7 points)
1984	Michael L \"Mike\" Strang (Republican)	32,606 votes (15.2 points)
1982	Ray Kogovsek (Democratic)	14,975 votes (8.7 points)
1980	Ray Kogovsek (Democratic)	21,528 votes (11.2 points)
1978	Ray Kogovsek (Democratic)	366 votes (0.3 points)
1976	Frank E Evans (Democratic)	6,987 votes (4.0 points)
1974	Frank E. Evans (Democratic)	48,485 votes (35.9 points)
1972	Frank E. Evans (Democratic)	52,955 votes (32.7 points)
1970	Frank E. Evans (Democratic)	41,390 votes (30.3 points)
1968	Frank E. Evans (Democratic)	7,205 votes (4.2 points)
1966	Frank E. Evans (Democratic)	5,057 votes (3.4 points)
1964	Frank E. Evans (Democratic)	3,860 votes (2.3 points)
1962	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	12,751 votes (9.3 points)
1960	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	6,756 votes (4.1 points)
1958	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	543 votes (0.4 points)
1956	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	695 votes (0.5 points)
1954	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	7,134 votes (6.0 points)
1952	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	22,714 votes (15.5 points)
1950	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	3,721 votes (3.3 points)
1948	John H. Marsalis (Democratic)	1,802 votes (1.4 points)
1946	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	7,547 votes (9.1 points)
1944	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	15,588 votes (12.6 points)
1942	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	22,684 votes (25.5 points)
1940	J. Edgar Chenoweth (Republican)	5,573 votes (4.1 points)
1938	John A. Martin (Democratic)	18,729 votes (14.8 points)
1936	John N. Martin (Democratic)	25,142 votes (20.5 points)
1934	John A. Martin (Democratic)	33,528 votes (29.4 points)
1932	John A. Martin (Democratic)	2,089 votes (1.8 points)
1930	Guy U. Hardy (Republican)	19,426 votes (21.4 points)
1928	Guy U. Hardy (Republican)	29,446 votes (29.8 points)
1926	Guy U. Hardy (Republican)	6,907 votes (7.9 points)
1924	Guy U. Hardy (Republican)	15,901 votes (17.3 points)
1922	Guy U. Hardy (Republican)	4,008 votes (4.8 points)
1920	Guy U. Hardy (Republican)	11,530 votes (15.3 points)

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Colorado's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlined

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Data table: Colorado's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlined

Colorado's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlined
District	Contest
CO-1	Another district
CO-2	Another district
CO-3	This race
CO-4	Another district
CO-5	Another district
CO-6	Another district
CO-7	Another district
CO-8	Another district

Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Through
Dwayne L. Romero	$1.7M	$1.5M	$196K	Oct 14, 2026
Jeff Hurd	$4.2M	$3.9M	$238K	Oct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

Headlines that name a candidate in this race

Dwayne Romero, Rep. Jeff Hurd in close race in Colorado’s 3rd District Colorado Newsline · Nov 4, 2026
Early results show Democrat Dwayne Romero with slight lead over incumbent Jeff Hurd in race to represent Western Slope in Congress Craig Daily Press · Nov 4, 2026
On public lands, Jeff Hurd isn’t representing the people who elected him Cortez Journal · Nov 1, 2026
Dwayne Romero seeks to unseat Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District Rocky Mountain PBS · Oct 30, 2026
Congressman Jeff Hurd seeks second term as 3rd Congressional District rep Rocky Mountain PBS · Oct 30, 2026
Gustafson: We need Dwayne Romero in U.S. Congress The Aspen Times · Oct 30, 2026
We need Dwayne Romero in Congress Aspen Daily News · Oct 29, 2026
Delta County commissioner endorses Jeff Hurd Cortez Journal · Oct 28, 2026
Jeff Hurd, Dwayne Romero battle for Colorado District 3 seat KRDO-TV · Oct 26, 2026
U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd fields good, bad, neutral feedback in Bayfield Cortez Journal · Oct 23, 2026

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