Associated Press · AP winner bulletin updated Nov. 5, 2026, 1:39 p.m. CST (publication time, not exact call time). AP-called Democratic flip. Axios preliminary figures reported Nov. 5, 1:43 p.m. CST. Actual Census current 120th district land, clipped to shoreline. Blue: Democratic win; white stripes: Republican-to-Democratic flip; pale Colorado: context. · Axios preliminary figures
Democrat Jessica Killin defeated Republican Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado's 5th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. Her victory flips the seat to Democrats and makes her the first Democrat elected to represent the district.
Preliminary figures reported by Axios put Killin at 50.6% of the vote and Crank at 46%. Killin, an Army veteran and former chief of staff to second gentleman Doug Emhoff, won a district long represented by Republicans.
