2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for Colorado's 3rd District
U.S. House · Colorado
John Salazar (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Greg Walcher (R) by 4.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John SalazarDemocrat · winner
50.6%153,500
Greg WalcherRepublican
46.6%141,376
Jim KrugIndependent
2.9%8,770
303,646 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John SalazarGreg Walcher
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$36.5K
Cash on hand
$76.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004