Decision Desk HQ · DDHQ called Jeff Hurd the winner Nov. 5, 2026, 5:16 p.m. CST (6:16 p.m. EST as displayed); unofficial returns updated at the same time, 91% of expected vote reported. Republican hold. Actual Census current 120th Congressional District land area clipped to the shoreline. Red: Republican win; pale Colorado: context.
Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd won reelection in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ's Thursday call. Hurd defeated Democrat Dwayne Romero, keeping the seat in Republican hands.
DDHQ's unofficial tally showed Hurd with 162,669 votes, or 49.31%, and Romero with 156,472, or 47.43% — a margin of 6,197 votes — with 91% of the expected vote reported. Libertarian Cory Robertson had 5,483 votes, or 1.66%, and unaffiliated candidate Clifton Brown had 5,271, or 1.60%.
