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Colorado · U.S. House

Colorado 8th District

Manny Rutinel wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Manny Rutinel D won 150,941 54.9%
Gabe Evans R 113,417 41.2%
Dave Wood L 10,688 3.9%
Total275,046

646 of 686 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 7:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Adams 163,549 D +26.8 D +9.3 D +17.5 100%
Weld 99,414 R +5.1 R +20.2 D +15.2 100%
Larimer 12,083 D +1.8 R +9.2 D +11.0 95%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+17,314 votes275,046D +14.2
+1,891 votes257,732D +13.3
+4,316 votes255,841D +13.5
+11,922 votes251,525D +13.4
+5,007 votes239,603D +14.4
+6,870 votes234,596D +14.4
+192 votes227,726D +15.3
+2,835 votes227,534D +15.3
+865 votes224,699D +15.2
+1,006 votes223,834D +15.3
+434 votes222,828D +15.5
+2,249 votes222,394D +15.5