Rutinel defeats Republican Rep. Evans, flipping Colorado’s 8th District seat

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 535

Last Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago

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Democrat Manny Rutinel defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, flipping Colorado’s 8th Congressional District.

Rutinel had 56% of the vote over Evans’ 41% as of 10:18 p.m. The Associated Press called the race at 9:49 p.m. Tuesday.

The district was long one of a handful of toss-ups in the country. The race will help decide which party has control of the U.S. House of Representatives. As of Oct. …

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