House Democrats want to win every Colorado congressional seat this year
U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, left, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, right. (Photo by Lindsey Toomer, left, Sara Wilson, right)
The campaign arm for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives wants to flip all of Colorado’s Republican-held seats in 2026.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, or DCCC, announced Wednesday that it added Colorado’s 3rd and 4th congressional districts to its list of “districts in play.” That means all four Colorado districts represented by Republicans are high priority races for the DCCC as it looks to regain control of Congress.
Colorado’s 5th and 8th districts have already been high priorities for the DCCC since earlier in the election cycle. The 3rd District has seen close races between Republican and Democratic candidates in recent years. But the 4th District, which includes the Eastern Plains and most of Douglas County, is Colorado’s most conservative district.
The Cook Political Report says both districts are solidly Republican, while the 5th is likely…