2026 results · Colorado · Colorado 3rd District
Jeff Hurd, the Republican, leads in the race for Colorado's 3rd District
Donald Trump carried the district by 9.7 points in 2024; this year's count is a 7.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff HurdRepublican, incumbent | 163,655 | 49.3% | |
 Dwayne L. RomeroDemocrat | 157,523 | 47.4% | |
| Cory RobertsonOther party | 5,539 | 1.7% | |
| Clifton BrownOther party | 5,327 | 1.6% |
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Nearly all of the expected vote counted332,044 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 11:28 AM EST · checked Nov 7, 6:28 PM ESTSource: Colorado Secretary of State
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About the seat
Colorado's 3rd District takes in all or part of 27 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+9.7 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 7.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 8 of 8 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+9.7
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+5.2
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 8 of 8
- Mesa County23%
- Pueblo County20%
- La Plata County9%
- Garfield County7%
- Montrose County6%
- Delta County5%
- Montezuma County4%
- Gunnison County3%
- 19 more22%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 27 counties compared moved 7.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 82% as many votes as in 2024, from 88% in Costilla County to 74% in Moffat County.
Saguache County moved most: D+3.7 for president in 2024, D+20.7 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Mesa County added 8,654 net votes for Romero against the 2024 margin, 26% of the district's change
Across the 27 counties compared, the margin moved by 33,431 votes toward Romero: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Mesa County+8,654 Romero
- Pueblo County+7,540 Romero
- Montrose County+2,812 Romero
- Garfield County+2,297 Romero
- Delta County+2,185 Romero
- Montezuma County+1,514 Romero
- La Plata County+1,498 Romero
- Moffat County+1,429 Romero
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Romero this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Pueblo CountyR+5.2D+4.6
- Alamosa CountyR+10.9D+1.9
Colorado’s ballot
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The seat that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won all 5 of Colorado's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election 4–4, now D 7–1, counting the leaders in 3 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Colorado Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: Jeff Hurd, by Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Dwayne Romero, by Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
