Colorado's 1st congressional district

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Colorado's 1st congressional district
Current Representative		Diana DeGette (D–Denver)
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Colorado's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado based primarily in the City and County of Denver in the central part of the state. The district includes all of the City and County of Denver and the nearby suburbs of Glendale, Englewood, Sheridan, and Cherry Hills Village.

The district has been represented by Democrat Diana DeGette since 1997.

The district from 2003 to 2013

History

1990s

Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 1st Congressional district consisted of all of the City and County of Denver and parts of Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson counties.

2000s

Following the 2000 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 1st Congressional district consists of parts of Arapahoe County including parts or all of the cities of Englewood, Cherry Hills Village, Sheridan, Aurora and Glendale and all of the City and County of Denver.

Characteristics

As with most urban districts, Colorado's 1st Congressional District is racially diverse and has proven to be friendly territory for Democrats. Only two Republicans have been elected to the district's Congressional seat since the Great Depression. Dean M. Gillespie was the district's representative from 1944 to 1947, and Mike McKevitt served one term from 1970 to 1972, winning thanks to an ideological split among Denver Democrats.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 61 - 33%
2004	President	Kerry 68 - 31%
2008	President	Obama 74 - 24%
2012	President	Obama 69 - 29%

Recent election results

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: Colorado District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette	177,077	73.5
	Republican	Roland Chicas	58,659	24.3
	Constitution	George C. Lilly	5,193	2.3
Turnout			240,929

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: Colorado District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette	96,324	79%
	Republican	(none)
	Green	Tom Kelly[1]	25,096	21%
Turnout			121,420

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008: Colorado District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette	203,756	71.94
	Republican	George C. Lilly	67,346	23.78
	Libertarian	Martin L. Buchanan	12,136	4.28
Turnout			283,238	100.00

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010: Colorado District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette	140,073	67.42
	Republican	Mike Fallon	59,747	28.76
	Green	Gary Swing	2,923	1.41
	Libertarian	Clint Jones	2,867	1.38
	Constitution	Chris Styskal	2,141	1.03
Turnout			207,751	100.00

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1893
Lafayette Pence	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Denver
John Shafroth	Silver Republican	March 4, 1895 – February 15, 1904	Denver	Resigned after declaring his conviction his opponent was elected
Robert W. Bonynge	Republican	February 16, 1904 – March 3, 1909	Denver
Atterson Rucker	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	Aspen
George Kindel	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Denver
Benjamin Hilliard	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	Denver
William Vaile	Republican	March 4, 1919 – July 2, 1927	Denver	Died
Vacant		July 3, 1927 - November 14, 1927
S. Harrison White	Democratic	November 15, 1927 – March 3, 1929	Denver
William R. Eaton	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	Denver
Lawrence Lewis	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – December 9, 1943	Denver	Died
Vacant		December 9, 1943 - March 7, 1944
Dean M. Gillespie	Republican	March 7, 1944 – January 3, 1947	Denver
John A. Carroll	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	Denver
Byron Rogers	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971	Denver
Mike McKevitt	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	Denver
Patricia Schroeder	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997	Denver
Diana DeGette	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – present	Denver	Incumbent

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present