2008Final results
2008 election for Colorado's 7th District
U.S. House · Colorado
Ed Perlmutter (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating John W. Lerew (R) by 27.0 points.
Ed PerlmutterDemocrat · winner
63.5%173,931
John W. LerewRepublican
36.5%100,055
273,986 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 2008
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.
Ed PerlmutterJohn W. Lerew
$1.8M
Raised by the campaign
$37.1K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$37.1K
$544.9K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008