8th Congressional District

Republican Gabe Evans and Democrat Manny Rutinel, who both want to represent the 8th Congressional District, had a lively and at times contentious debate in the most competitive Colorado race.

The poll was conducted by a Republican firm on behalf of a conservative political nonprofit that doesn’t reveal its donors and is backing Evans, the district’s Republican incumbent.

Rutinel is challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Gabe Evans in the 8th congressional district race.

In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won the 8th Congressional District by 5 points. But in 2024, Donald Trump won it by 2 points — a larger margin of victory than Evans’.

Posts analyzed by The Colorado Sun are the latest evidence of Rutinel’s yearslong animal rights activism, which continued up until he was appointed to a seat in the state legislature in 2023. The Democrat is now running in the 8th Congressional District, home to thousands of ranches and farms.

DCCC’s Red to Blue program adds Manny Rutinel as it focuses on flipping the Colorado seat in hopes of taking over the House of Representatives.

Rutinel, a state representative, will face Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado’s most competitive district in November.

Rural doesn’t necessarily mean conservative, and the opinions of these 10 voters run the gamut.

Democratic State Rep. Manny Rutinel of Commerce City and former statehouse Rep. Shannon Bird of Westminster are locked in a heated primary race, vying to challenge Evans this fall.

Colorado’s 8th congressional district was designed from the start to swing.