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      Home/Elections/2022/US House/Colorado/CO-08
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      Colorado District 8 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Yadira Caraveo
      48.4%114,377 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Barbara Kirkmeyer
      47.7%112,745 votes
      Margin
      D+0.7
      236,501 total votes
      4 candidates236,501 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Yadira CaraveoDEM✓
      		DEM114,37748.4%
      Barbara KirkmeyerREP
      		REP112,74547.7%
      Richard WardLIB
      		LIB9,2803.9%
      Tim LongOTH
      		OTH990.0%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+1.8
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+6.4
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202447.7%49.6%R+1.8344,500
      202050.8%46.3%D+4.6341,951
      201644.6%46.4%R+1.8281,939
      201253.9%46.1%D+7.8244,148
      200853.9%44.0%D+9.9231,173

      Seat History

      US House in Colorado

      2024
      Gabe EvansREP
      R+0.7
      View all US House history for Colorado →

      Candidates

      Barbara KirkmeyerREP
      Record1W-1L
      Avg MarginR+10.3
      Career2020-2022
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Yadira CaraveoDEM
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginD+58.2
      Career2018-2024
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Richard WardLIB
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginD+50.5
      Career1970-2022
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Tim LongOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2022-2022
      US House
      Full profile →

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