The 2nd district is located in north-central Colorado, taking in Boulder, Fort Collins, Loveland, as well as the surrounding mountain ski towns, including Vail, Grand Lake and Idaho Springs. The incumbent is Democrat Joe Neguse, who was elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2018.[2]
On June 30, 2020, Lauren Boebert defeated Scott Tipton by a 54.6% to 45.4% margin to win the nomination.[32] During her campaign, Boebert criticized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of "The Squad", positioning herself as a conservative alternative to Ocasio-Cortez.[36][37]Dick Wadhams, a Republican political consultant from Denver, says that Tipton had several hundred thousand dollars in the bank for his primary against Boebert, but he chose not to use it for TV/radio ads, mailings, or social media, ceding the debate to Boebert, who inspired a much higher Republican turnout than in 2018.[38]
Boebert defeated Bush by six percent on November 3, 2020, 51.39% to 45.22%. Boebert raised $2.4 million and Bush raised $4.2 million.[64] Republican groups spent more than $5 million.[64] Democratic groups spent nearly $4 million.[64] Despite her win however, Boebert lost her home county Garfield to Bush.
The 5th district is based in Colorado Springs and its suburbs. The incumbent is Republican Doug Lamborn, who was re-elected with 57.0% of the vote in 2018.[2]
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