U.S. House district for Colorado
Colorado's 3rd congressional district Colorado's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative Distribution 64.75% rural[ 1] 35.25% urban Population (2019) 756,569[ 2] Median household $59,973[ 2] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+6[ 3]
Colorado's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado . The district takes in most of the rural Western Slope in the state's western third, with a tendril in the south taking in some of the southern portions of the Eastern Plains . It includes the cities of Grand Junction , Durango , Aspen , Glenwood Springs and Pueblo .
The district is currently represented by Republican Lauren Boebert . Representative Scott R. Tipton lost renomination in 2020 to Boebert in what was considered a major upset.[ 4] general election on November 3, 2020 and assumed office on January 3, 2021.
The district is mainly rural and leans Republican (though not as much as the neighboring 4th district ). However, the Democrats have a strong base along tourist counties on I-70 and Pueblo , keeping the seat somewhat competitive. This district was represented by Ben Nighthorse Campbell before he ran for the senate and switched parties from Democrat to Republican.
History
1990s
Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 3rd Congressional district consisted of Alamosa , Archuleta , Chaffee , Conejos , Costilla , Custer , Delta , Dolores , Eagle , Garfield , Grand , Gunnison , Hinsdale , Huerfano , Jackson , Lake , La Plata , Mesa , Mineral , Moffat , Montezuma , Montrose , Ouray , Park , Pitkin , Pueblo , Rio Blanco , Rio Grande , Routt , Saguache , San Juan , San Miguel , and Summit counties, as well as portions of Douglas , Fremont , and Jefferson counties.
2000s
Following the 2000 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 3rd Congressional district consisted of Alamosa , Archuleta , Conejos , Costilla , Custer , Delta , Dolores , Garfield , Gunnison , Hinsdale , Huerfano , Jackson , La Plata , Las Animas , Mesa , Mineral , Moffat , Montezuma , Montrose , Ouray , Pitkin , Pueblo , Rio Blanco , Rio Grande , Routt , Saguache , San Juan , and San Miguel counties and most of Otero County .
Characteristics
The district has two major population centers in Grand Junction and Pueblo. The two cities and their surrounding rural areas provide a competitive arena for congressional races. Grand Junction, on the Western Slope, is a Republican stronghold while Pueblo, a town with a large Latino population and (by Colorado norms) a heavily unionized workforce, provides a base of support for Democrats.
The Denver Post
The district is red-leaning, and it covers nearly half of Colorado’s land mass, including western and southern Colorado, and 29 of the state’s 64 counties. It’s also diverse, with wealthy ski towns like Aspen, giant swaths of agricultural land and public lands, and middle-class cities like Grand Junction and Pueblo.
— Alex Burness, Denver Post (November 3, 2020)
Recent results in statewide elections
Election results from presidential races[ 5]
Election results from senatorial races
Election results from state races
List of members representing the district
Member(District home)
Party
Term duration
Cong
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1915
Edward Keating (Pueblo )
Democratic
March 4, 1915 –
64th 65th
Redistricted from the at-large district re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .
Guy Urban Hardy (Canon City )
Republican
March 4, 1919 –
66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .
John Andrew Martin (Pueblo)
Democratic
March 4, 1933 –
73rd 74th 75th 76th
Elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .
Vacant
December 23, 1939 –
76th
William Evans Burney (Pueblo)
Democratic
November 5, 1940 –
76th
Elected to finish Martin's term .
J. Edgar Chenoweth (Trinidad )
Republican
January 3, 1941–
77th 78th 79th 80th
Elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .
John Henry Marsalis (Pueblo)
Democratic
January 3, 1949 –
81st
Elected in 1948 .
J. Edgar Chenoweth (Trinidad)
Republican
January 3, 1951 –
82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th
Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .
Frank Evans (Beulah )
Democratic
January 3, 1965 –
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th
Elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .
Ray Kogovsek (Pueblo)
Democratic
January 3, 1979 –
96th 97th 98th
Elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .
Mike Strang (Carbondale )
Republican
January 3, 1985 –
99th
Elected in 1984 .
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Ignacio )
Democratic
January 3, 1987 –
100th 101st 102nd
Elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .run for U.S. senator .
Scott McInnis (Glenwood Springs )
Republican
January 3, 1993 –
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th
Elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .
John Salazar (Manassa )
Democratic
January 3, 2005 –
109th 110th 111th
Elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .
Scott Tipton (Cortez )
Republican
January 3, 2011 –
112th 113th 114th 115th 116th
Elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .
Lauren Boebert (Silt )
Republican
January 3, 2021 –
117th
Elected in 2020 .
Election results
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Historical district boundaries
2003–2013
See also
References
^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov . ^ Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (April 15, 2021). "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved April 15, 2021 . ^ Panetta, Grace. "GOP Congressman Scott Tipton was defeated by right-wing primary challenger Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 3rd congressional district" . Business Insider Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020 . ^ Presidential Election Results, by district , swingstateproject.com^ "Our Campaigns - CO District 3 Race - Nov 03, 1914" . www.ourcampaigns.com .^ "Our Campaigns - CO District 3 Race - Nov 07, 1916" . www.ourcampaigns.com .^ "Our Campaigns - CO District 3 Race - Nov 05, 1918" . www.ourcampaigns.com .^ "1920 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1922 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1924 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1926 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1928 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1930 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1932 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1934 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1936 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1938 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "Our Campaigns - CO District 3 - Special Election Race - Nov 05, 1940" . www.ourcampaigns.com .^ "1940 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1942 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1944 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1946 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1948 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1950 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1952 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1954 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1956 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1958 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1960 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1962 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1964 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1966 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1968 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1970 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1972 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1974 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1976 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1978 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1980 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1982 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1984 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1986 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1988 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1990 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1992 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1994 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1996 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "1998 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "2000 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "2004 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "2006 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "2008 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "2010 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF) .^ "2014 Election Results" . Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017 .^ "2016 Election Results" . Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017 .^ "2018 Colorado general election results" . Retrieved June 21, 2019 .^ Kim, Cailyn. Lauren Boebert Wins In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District , Colorado Public Radio , November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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