Colorado 1st district 2026

Election day is November 3, 2026. One of 8 House seats in Colorado.

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About this race

The 2026 Colorado's 1st congressional district election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Colorado's 1st congressional district.

Primary elections were held on June 30, 2026. Democratic socialist and former attorney Melat Kiros won the Democratic nomination over incumbent Diana DeGette, who had held the seat since 1996. Christy Peterson was unopposed in the Republican nomination.

A Republican has not held Colorado's 1st congressional district seat since 1973.

Latest coverage of the Colorado 1st district race

DeGette spars with challengers Kiros, James in final Colorado 1st District candidate forumColorado Newsline · 20 Jun 2026'Insurgent progressives' and veteran incumbents compete for Colorado Democrats' votesPBS · 30 Jun 2026Melat Kiros shocks 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette, winning Colorado’s 1st CD Democratic primaryColorado Politics · 30 Jun 2026A 29-year-old democratic socialist takes on Colorado’s most senior member of CongressThe 19th News · 29 Jun 2026Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in Coloradoap.org · 01 Jul 2026Democratic incumbent in Colorado's 1st Congressional District faces challenge from 2 new candidatesDenver7 · 24 Jun 2026Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime House incumbent in Colorado primaryPBS · 01 Jul 2026A democratic socialist unseats a 15-term congresswoman in ColoradoThe 19th News · 30 Jun 2026

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