2026 results · Colorado · Colorado 8th District
Manny Rutinel, the Democrat, flips Colorado's 8th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 2.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.3-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Manny RutinelDemocrat | 158,784 | 55.4% | |
 Gabe EvansRepublican, incumbent | 116,602 | 40.7% | |
| Dave WoodOther party | 11,116 | 3.9% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:40 PM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted286,502 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 8th District takes in all or part of 3 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+2.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 17.3 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 8 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+2.6
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+0.8
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 2 of 8
- Adams County61%
- Weld County35%
- Larimer County4%
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 3 counties compared moved 17.3 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 85% as many votes as in 2024, from 104% in Larimer County to 81% in Weld County.
Adams County moved most: D+8.5 for president in 2024, D+26.7 this year
The 3 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. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Adams County added 29,601 net votes for Rutinel against the 2024 margin, 58% of the district's change
Across the 3 counties compared, the margin moved by 50,844 votes toward Rutinel: 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.
- Adams County+29,601 Rutinel
- Weld County+19,565 Rutinel
- Larimer County+1,678 Rutinel
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Rutinel this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Larimer CountyR+12.4D+1.8
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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: Manny Rutinel, by Andybosselman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Gabe Evans, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via the GPO Member Guide, cropped, background removed.
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