The Winner

Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) will represent Colorado’s 6th Congressional District for a fifth term after defeating Republican Jason Clark) and three other candidates. The Associated Press called the race at 7:32 p.m. Mountain time on Tuesday, Nov. 3, The Colorado Sun reported. ​

Crow has 191,101 votes (65.8%) to Clark’s 90,424 (31.1%), a margin of about 35 points, in unofficial results from the Colorado Secretary of State. That’s a wider win than in 2024, when he beat Republican John Fabbricatore 59.0% to 38.5%.

The Race

Clark, a West Point graduate, Army veteran and former investment adviser from Aurora, became the Republican nominee after Mel Tewahade withdrew from the June 30 primary. The state party picked Clark as his replacement, and the 38,437 votes cast for Tewahade counted for Clark, according to Ballotpedia’s race page. Crow was unopposed in his primary.

Libertarian Patty McMahon took 1.6%, unaffiliated candidate Samir Witta 0.9% and Meredith Ryan of the Unity Party 0.6%. Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the race Solid Democratic, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Democratic, according to Ballotpedia.

The district covers Aurora, Centennial and Littleton in the southern and eastern Denver suburbs, Colorado Public Radio reported. Crow, a former Army Ranger first elected in 2018, serves on the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees.

About 728,800 people live in the district, the median age is about 38 and the typical household earns about $100,200 a year. About 45% of adults hold at least a bachelor’s degree. Residents are about 59% white, 23% Hispanic, 10% Black and 6% Asian, unemployment is about 5.1%, and about 9% live below the poverty line.

What’s Next

Crow’s fifth term begins Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027. Under state law, Colorado’s secretary of state must certify the results by Monday, Nov. 30.

Democrats won control of the House. Party leaders say restoring expanded Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies is one of their goals for the new majority’s first 100 hours, NPR reported. Crow listed bringing back those subsidies to lower health care costs as a priority in Colorado Public Radio’s voter guide.

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