Democratic
Jessica Killin
Major-party general-election nominee.
VotePredictor forecast
Jeff Crank favored
Toss-up · predicted margin R+0.3
52%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+9.22026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Jeff Crank
Incumbent representative for CO-5. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for CO-5. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
Other forecasts
We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for CO-5; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.
Candidate news
Another blue state launches counterattack as Trump and GOP 'rig' Congressional elections
A group in Colorado has proposed a new election map that could give Democrats a 7-1 advantage in the House of Representatives, according to a Denver Post report. Colorado's current Congressional delegation includes four Democrats and four Republicans. The pro…
Raw Story · February 19, 2026
Former Army officer to challenge for Colorado Springs congressional district
Jessica Killin, a Democrat, will take on freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank for the El Paso County district. Killin is a U.S. Army veteran, lawyer and former chief of staff to former second gentleman Doug Emhoff.
The Denver Post · July 15, 2025
Letters: Constituents resort to questioning a cardboard cutout of Colorado Rep. Crank
After House Speaker Mike Johnson told Republicans to stop in-person meetings, Congressman Jeff Crank of Colorado's 5th District changed his planned March 5th in-person town hall meeting to an online format.
The Denver Post · March 26, 2025
In a Republican stronghold, Colorado congressional candidates will test just how reliably red the district still is
The open race in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District between Republican Jeff Crank and Democrat River Gassen will likely show just how much of a GOP stronghold the Colorado Springs-based district is.
The Denver Post · October 10, 2024
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