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Colorado District 05 candidates

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Colorado District 05 roster

Colorado District 05 lists 13 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 9
  • Independence Party: 1
  • Independent: 1
  • Libertarian: 1
  • Republican: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 13

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Jamey Lee SmithDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO053162026454545October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Jeff CrankRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO051422026940940940October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Jessica Willow KillinDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO053242026999October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Joseph F ReaganDemocraticchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH4CO051392026101010October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Jusice LordDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO053402026333October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Justice LordDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO053572026888October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Mark ElworthLibertarianchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4CO033402026222October 6, 2026September 16, 2026October 6, 2026
Matthew CavanaughDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO053322026212121October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Michelle Lynn TweedDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO052902026777October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
River GassenDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4CO051052026666666October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Roy MatthewsonIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO052822026555555October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Steven FullerIndependence PartychallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO053652026252525October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Zurit Zuriel HorowitzDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CO053082026888October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 12 profiles, including Jamey Lee Smith, Jessica Willow Killin, Joseph F Reagan, Jusice Lord, Justice Lord, Mark Elworth, Matthew Cavanaugh, and Michelle Lynn Tweed, and 4 more.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Jeff Crank.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 13 profiles, including Jamey Lee Smith, Jeff Crank, Jessica Willow Killin, Joseph F Reagan, Jusice Lord, Justice Lord, Mark Elworth, and Matthew Cavanaugh, and 5 more.
  • 13 of 13 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 13 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from October 6, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 13 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 13 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

Adjacent districts

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Jamey Lee Smith

Democratic · U.S. House

Jeff Crank

Republican · U.S. House

Jessica Willow Killin

Democratic · U.S. House

Joseph F Reagan

Democratic · U.S. House

Jusice Lord

Democratic · U.S. House

Justice Lord

Democratic · U.S. House

Mark Elworth

Libertarian · U.S. House

Matthew Cavanaugh

Democratic · U.S. House

Michelle Lynn Tweed

Democratic · U.S. House

River Gassen

Democratic · U.S. House

Roy Matthewson

Independent · U.S. House

Steven Fuller

Independent · U.S. House

Zurit Zuriel Horowitz

Democratic · U.S. House

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