Result
Rep. Lindsay Gilchrist (D-Denver) won a second term in Colorado House District 8 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, taking 89.8% of the vote against Republican Carolyn Barnes and Jesse Parris. Unofficial results show Gilchrist with 38,592 votes to Barnes’ 3,751, or 8.7%, while Parris received 1.4%.
Gilchrist and Barnes were both unopposed in their June 30 primaries. Gilchrist first won the seat in 2024 with 85.2% of the vote, succeeding Democrat Leslie Herod, in a race in which Parris also ran on the Unity Party line. Her new term begins when the Legislature convenes in January.
Candidates and Platforms
Gilchrist, a Denver native and East High School graduate, founded the policy consulting firm Gilchrist & Company in 2012 and has volunteered as a court-appointed special advocate. She chairs the House Health and Human Services Committee and this year was a prime sponsor, along with a Republican House colleague, of House Bill 1307. It continues the Colorado Medical Board through 2035 and creates an administrative license for physicians who do not treat patients. She also cosponsored House Bill 1276, a new law expanding oversight of immigration detention facilities. Her campaignlists better public transit, electric vehicles and criminal justice reform among her priorities.
Parris, whom Ballotpedia describes as an activist, said on his campaign site that he would explain serious political issues in a form people can understand and remember.
District and Chamber
District 8 covers central and northeast Denver, including the Park Hill and City Park neighborhoods. Statewide, Democrats are poised to win a record 49 of the Colorado House’s 65 seats, well above the 44 needed for a supermajority.
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