Colorado's 6th congressional district
Colorado's 6th congressional district | |
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Colorado's 6th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |
Current Representative | Mike Coffman (R–Aurora) |
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Population (2016) | 813,566[2] |
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Cook PVI | D+2[3] |
Colorado's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in central Colorado, the district encompasses much of the eastern part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area, including all of Aurora, as well as portions of the southern (Centennial and Littleton) and northern metro area (Brighton and Henderson).
The district is currently represented by Republican Michael Coffman, the former Colorado Secretary of State.
The district was created in 1983, and was originally a classic suburban Republican bastion; this was once the safest seat for Colorado Republicans outside of Colorado Springs. However, changing demographics in the Front Range, with a large growth in the minority population (especially Hispanics), has caused the Democrats to win over suburban Denver, while population shifts has removed the rural, GOP-dominated sections of the district to the nearby 4th, turning the 6th district into a mildly Democratic swing district. However, the district still tends somewhat Republican downballot (though this is starting to shift as well.)
History
1990s
Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 6th Congressional district consisted of portions of Arapahoe and Jefferson counties.
2000s
Following the 2000 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 6th Congressional district consisted of Douglas and Elbert counties as well as portions of Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Park counties.
2010s
During the 2010 Colorado Redistricting, the 6th Congressional district lost most of its current area; the district now consists of the western portions of Arapahoe and Adams counties plus the community of Highlands Ranch in Douglas County.
Characteristics
A suburban swing district anchored by Aurora, Republicans are the strongest in the Adams County and Douglas County portions of the district (such as Brighton, Parker and Highlands Ranch), while the Democrats are strongest in the Arapahoe suburbs (Aurora, Centennial and Englewood).
Voting
Election results from presidential races[4]
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Bush 60 – 37% |
2004 | President | Bush 60 – 39% |
2008 | President | McCain 53 – 46% |
2012 | President | Obama 52 – 47% |
2016 | President | Clinton 50 – 41% |
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Term Duration | District Home | Electoral history | |
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District created January 3, 1983 | |||||
Vacant | January 3, 1983 – March 29, 1983 |
Republican Jack Swigert was elected in 1982, but died before taking office | |||
Republican | March 29, 1983 – January 3, 1999 |
Wheat Ridge | Won special election to finish remaining term Won in the 1984 general election Retired | ||
Republican | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009 |
Littleton | First elected in 1998 Retired | ||
Republican | January 3, 2009 – present |
Aurora | First elected in 2008 |
Election results
1982 • 1983 (Special) • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 |
1982
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Jack Swigert | 98,909 | 62% | ||
Democratic | Steve Hogan | 56,598 | 36% | ||
Libertarian | J. Craig Green | 3,605 | 2% | ||
Total votes | 159,112 | 100% | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
1983 (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Schaefer | 49,816 | 63% | |
Democratic | Steve Hogan | 27,779 | 35% | |
Concerns of People Party | John Heckman | 1,112 | 2% | |
Total votes | 78,707 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) | 171,427 | 89% | |
Concerns of People Party | John Heckman | 20,333 | 11% | |
Total votes | 191,760 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1986
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) | 104,359 | 63% | |
Democratic | Chuck Norris | 58,834 | 36% | |
Concerns of People Party | John Heckman | 2,338 | 1% | |
Total votes | 160,531 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1988
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) | 136,487 | 63% | |
Democratic | Martha Ezzard | 77,158 | 36% | |
Concerns of People Party | John Heckman | 2,911 | 1% | |
Total votes | 216,556 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) | 105,312 | 64% | |
Democratic | Don Jarrett | 57,961 | 36% | |
Total votes | 163,273 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) | 142,021 | 61% | |
Democratic | Tom Kolbe | 91,073 | 39% | |
Prohibition | Earl Higgerson (as a write-in) | 3 | 0% | |
Total votes | 233,097 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) | 124,079 | 70% | |
Democratic | John Hallen | 49,701 | 28% | |
Concerns of People Party | John Heckman | 2,536 | 1% | |
Natural Law | Stephen D. Dawson | 1,393 | 1% | |
Total votes | 177,709 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Schaefer (incumbent) | 146,018 | 62% | |
Democratic | Joan Fitz-Gerald | 88,600 | 38% | |
Total votes | 234,618 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Tancredo | 111,374 | 56% | |
Democratic | Henry L. Strauss | 82,622 | 41% | |
Natural Law | George E. Newman | 5,152 | 3% | |
Total votes | 199,188 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Tancredo (incumbent) | 141,410 | 54% | |
Democratic | Kenneth A. Toltz | 110,568 | 42% | |
Libertarian | Adam David Katz | 6,882 | 3% | |
Concerns of People Party | John Heckman | 3,614 | 1% | |
Total votes | 262,477 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Tancredo (incumbent) | 158,851 | 67% | |
Democratic | Lance Wright | 71,327 | 30% | |
Libertarian | Adam David Katz | 7,323 | 3% | |
Total votes | 237,501 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Tancredo (incumbent) | 212,778 | 59% | |
Democratic | Joanna Conti | 139,870 | 39% | |
Libertarian | Jack J. Woehr | 3,857 | 1% | |
Constitution | Peter Shevchuck | 1,235 | 1% | |
Total votes | 357,741 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Tancredo (incumbent) | 158,806 | 59% | |
Democratic | Bill Winter | 108,007 | 40% | |
Libertarian | Jack J. Woehr | 4,093 | 1% | |
Republican | Juan B. Botero (as a write-in) | 25 | 0% | |
Total votes | 270,931 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2008
Republican Primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Coffman | 28,509 | 40% | |
Republican | Wil Armstrong | 23,213 | 33% | |
Republican | Ted Harvey | 10,886 | 15% | |
Republican | Steve Ward | 8,452 | 12% |
General
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Coffman | 250,877 | 61% | |
Democratic | Hank Eng | 162,641 | 39% | |
Total votes | 413,516 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Coffman (incumbent) | 217,400 | 66% | |
Democratic | John Flerlage | 104,159 | 31% | |
Libertarian | Rob McNealy | 9,471 | 3% | |
Write-in | Michael Shawn Kearns | 7 | 0% | |
Total votes | 331,037 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Coffman (incumbent) | 163,938 | 48% | |
Democratic | Joe Miklosi | 156,937 | 46% | |
Libertarian | Patrick E. Provost | 8,597 | 3% | |
UNA | Kathy Polhemus | 13,442 | 3% | |
Total votes | 342,914 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Coffman (incumbent) | 143,467 | 52% | |
Democratic | Andrew Romanoff | 118,847 | 43% | |
Libertarian | Norm Olsen | 8,623 | 3% | |
Green | Gary Swing | 5,503 | 2% | |
Total votes | 276,440 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Coffman (incumbent) | 191,626 | 51% | |
Democratic | Morgan Carroll | 160,372 | 43% | |
Libertarian | Norm Olsen | 18,778 | 5% | |
Green | Robert Lee Worthey | 5,641 | 2% | |
Total votes | 376,417 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Living former Members
As of May 2015, there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district who is currently living at this time.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Tom Tancredo | 1999–2009 | December 20, 1945 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=08&cd=05
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
- ↑ 1982 Election Results
- ↑ 1983 Special Election Results
- ↑ 1984 Election Results
- ↑ 1986 Election Results
- ↑ 1988 Election Results
- ↑ 1990 Election Results
- ↑ 1992 Election Results
- ↑ 1994 Election Results
- ↑ 1996 Election Results
- ↑ 1998 Election Results
- ↑ 2000 Election Results
- ↑ 2002 Election Results
- ↑ 2004 Election Results
- ↑ 2006 Election Results
- ↑ 2008 Primary Results
- ↑ 2008 Election Results
- ↑ 2010 Election Results
- ↑ 2012 Election Results
- ↑ "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
- ↑ "Official Certified Results November 8, 2016 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
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