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Colorado 8th District is the state's headline race: rated Toss-Up by Cook Political Report.

Every seat in the delegation below, in district order. A colored band across the top of a cell means a rater has made a claim about that race. A cell with no band is a settled seat, tinted by its 2024 presidential margin, which is a measured past result and not a 2026 forecast.

Fig. 2 · The Colorado delegation

All 8 Colorado House seats carry a rating.

Ratings Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball, as of September 3, 2026. A band means a rater made a claim.
Baselines 2024 presidential vote, The Downballot, as of August 10, 2026. A tint with no band is a measured past result.
Receipts FEC filings, as of June 30, 2026. This is the Colorado as-of date, not a site-wide one.
01 Solid D 02 Solid D 03 Likely R 04 Solid R 05 Likely R 06 Solid D 07 Solid D 08 Toss-Up
Senate seat, on the 2026 ballot. Rated Solid D by Cook Political Report, September 3, 2026. · John Hickenlooper (D)

Colorado races rated Toss-Up

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Colorado 8th District. It is the only race in Colorado that either rater declines to call for a party.

Colorado races no rater covers

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Every Colorado race carries a rating this cycle.

How a cell is encoded, and on what evidence

Rater judgment A handicapper's published claim about a specific race.

  • Toss-Up, band across the top
  • Solid D, band
  • Likely R, band
  • Solid R, band

Ratings drawn from Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball , current as of September 3, 2026. Settled seats are tinted by their 2024 presidential-vote baseline as of August 10, 2026, sourced from The Downballot, and carry no band, because a baseline is a measured past result and never a rating. Fundraising figures from FEC filings, as of June 30, 2026.

Fig. 2

What the delegation says

Colorado 8th District is the state's headline race: rated Toss-Up by Cook Political Report.

How to vote in Colorado

Registration deadlines, ID rules, and early-voting dates vary by state and by election. Thin Gold does not track these facts directly; the links above go straight to the authorities that do. Link set checked August 13, 2026.

The full Colorado delegation, all 9 races Open the table · 9 rows
Race Rating Candidates Raised (D / R)
Colorado 8th District Toss-Up Candidates TBD $7.9M / $5.4M
Colorado 3rd District Likely R Candidates TBD $2.0M / $3.8M
Colorado 5th District Likely R Candidates TBD $3.7M / $2.2M
Colorado Senate Solid D John Hickenlooper (D) $9.3M / $906.7K
Colorado 1st District Solid D Candidates TBD $3.1M / $2.1K
Colorado 2nd District Solid D Candidates TBD $2.7M / ·
Colorado 4th District Solid R Candidates TBD $10.5M / $1.0M
Colorado 6th District Solid D Candidates TBD $3.2M / $39.8K
Colorado 7th District Solid D Candidates TBD $1.9M / $63.3K