Colorado's 6th congressional district

Colorado's 6th congressional district
Colorado's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Mike Coffman (R–Aurora)
Cook PVI	D+1

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.

Historically, this was a Republican safe seat since 1983; the district regularly sent conservative representatives with large vote percentages, being the district of prominent Republican Tom Tancredo: his successor, Michael Coffman, carried the 2008 and 2010 elections with 61 and 66% of the vote. However, redistricting in 2012 in response to population growth caused the district to shrink and shift north, losing the Republican strongholds of Douglas and Elbert Counties outside of Highlands Ranch, now the main Republican voter base in the district, and gaining all of Aurora in northwestern Arapahoe County, a suburban stronghold for the Democrats. Due to redistricting, the district is now a marginal swing seat: this was seen at the 2012 elections, where Coffman barely defeated Democrat Joe Miklosi by 2 percentage points.

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.

Voting

Election results from presidential races^[1]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 60 - 37%
2004	President	Bush 60 - 39%
2008	President	McCain 53 - 46%
2012	President	Obama 52 - 47%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term Duration	Congress	District Home	Electoral history
District created January 3, 1983
Vacant		January 3, 1983 – March 29, 1983	98th	Republican Jack Swigert was elected in 1982, but died before taking office
Dan Schaefer	Republican	March 29, 1983 – January 3, 1999	98th	Wheat Ridge	Won special election to finish remaining term Won in the 1984 general election Retired
			99th
			100th
			101st
			102nd
			103rd
			104th
			105th
Tom Tancredo	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	106th	Littleton	First elected in 1998 Retired
			107th
			108th
			109th
			110th
Mike Coffman	Republican	January 3, 2009 – present	111th	Aurora	First elected in 2008
			112th
			113th

Election results

1982 • 1983 (Special) • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010

1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Swigert	98,909	62.16
	Democratic	Steve Hogan	56,598	35.57
	Libertarian	J. Craig Green	3,605	2.27
Total votes			159,112	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

1983 (Special)

Colorado's 6th congressional district special election, 1983^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer	49,816	63.29
	Democratic	Steve Hogan	27,779	35.29
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	1,112	1.42
Total votes			78,707	100.0
	Republican hold

1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	171,427	89.40
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	20,333	10.60
Total votes			191,760	100.0
	Republican hold

1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	104,359	63.05
	Democratic	Chuck Norris	58,834	35.54
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	2,338	1.41
Total votes			160,531	100.0
	Republican hold

1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	136,487	63.03
	Democratic	Martha Ezzard	77,158	35.63
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	2,911	1.34
Total votes			216,556	100.0
	Republican hold

1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	105,312	64.50
	Democratic	Don Jarrett	57,961	35.50
Total votes			163,273	100.0
	Republican hold

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	142,021	60.93
	Democratic	Tom Kolbe	91,073	39.07
	Prohibition	Earl Higgerson (as a write-in)	3	0.00
Total votes			233,097	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	124,079	69.82
	Democratic	John Hallen	49,701	27.97
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	2,536	1.43
	Natural Law	Stephen D. Dawson	1,393	0.78
Total votes			177,709	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Schaefer (incumbent)	146,018	62.24
	Democratic	Joan Fitz-Gerald	88,600	37.76
Total votes			234,618	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo	111,374	55.93
	Democratic	Henry L. Strauss	82,622	41.49
	Natural Law	George E. Newman	5,152	2.58
Total votes			199,188	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	141,410	53.88
	Democratic	Kenneth A. Toltz	110,568	42.13
	Libertarian	Adam David Katz	6,882	2.62
	Concerns of People Party	John Heckman	3,614	1.37
Total votes			262,477	100.0
	Republican hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	158,851	66.88
	Democratic	Lance Wright	71,327	30.03
	Libertarian	Adam David Katz	7,323	3.09
Total votes			237,501	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	212,778	59.48
	Democratic	Joanna Conti	139,870	39.10
	Libertarian	Jack J. Woehr	3,857	1.07
	Constitution	Peter Shevchuck	1,235	0.35
Total votes			357,741	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tancredo (incumbent)	158,806	58.62
	Democratic	Bill Winter	108,007	39.87
	Libertarian	Jack J. Woehr	4,093	1.50
	Republican	Juan B. Botero (as a write-in)	25	0.01
Total votes			270,931	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

Republican Primary

2008 Republican Primary Congressional Election, District 6^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman	28,509	40.12
	Republican	Wil Armstrong	23,213	32.67
	Republican	Ted Harvey	10,886	15.32
	Republican	Steve Ward	8,452	11.89

General

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman	250,877	60.67
	Democratic	Hank Eng	162,641	39.33
Total votes			413,516	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	217,400	65.67
	Democratic	John Flerlage	104,159	31.46
	Libertarian	Rob McNealy	9,471	2.87
	Write-in	Michael Shawn Kearns	7	0.00
Total votes			331,037	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	163,938	47.807
	Democratic	Joe Miklosi	156,937	45.766
	Libertarian	Patrick E. Provost	8,597	2.507
	UNA	Kathy Polhemus	13,442	3.92
Total votes			342,914	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	143,467	51.90
	Democratic	Andrew Romanoff	118,847	42.99
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	8,623	3.12
	Green	Gary Swing	5,503	1.99
Total votes			276,440	100.0
	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)
Tom Tancredo	1999–2009	(1945-12-20) December 20, 1945

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Colorado's congressional districts

Current districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 All districts Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 See also Colorado's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations Recent U.S. House elections in Colorado: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 All U.S. districts Apportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering

Coordinates: 39°45′18″N 104°45′55″W / 39.75500°N 104.76528°W / 39.75500; -104.76528

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