DemocraticIncumbent
Gretchen Rydin
- Experience
- State legislature
Colorado › Colorado House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Colorado House District 38
Gretchen Rydin has no major-party opponent.
Gretchen Rydin has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+16: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 87,761
- People per km²
- 1,336
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 59%
- White, no degree
- 32%of adults
- White 80%
- Hispanic 11%
- Black 1%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
54,200 votes · D+9.1✓ Gretchen Jeannette Rydin (D)54.6%
Jeffrey Patty (R)45.4%
2024 President Vote in this district
55,253 two-party votes · D+16.4 · D+17.9 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)58.2%
Donald Trump (R)41.8%
2022
47,262 votes · D+11.6✓ David Ortiz (D)54.5%
Jaylen Mosqueira (R)43.2%
Brandon L McDowell (L)2.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
56,695 votes · D+11.1✓ David Ortiz (D)55.6%
Richard Champion (R)44.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
58,572 two-party votes · D+14.0 · D+9.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)57.0%
Donald Trump (R)43.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
49,438 two-party votes · D+2.1 · R+0.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)51.1%
Donald Trump (R)48.9%