2016Final results
2016 election for Colorado's 7th District
U.S. House · Colorado
Ed Perlmutter (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating George Athanasopoulos (R) by 15.4 points.
Ed PerlmutterDemocrat · winner
55.2%199,758
George AthanasopoulosRepublican
39.8%144,066
Martin L. BuchananLibertarian
5.0%18,186
The same year, the district voted D+12.0 for president; this race was D+15.4.362,010 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ed PerlmutterGeorge Athanasopoulos
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$54.4K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$51.3K
$351.2K
Cash on hand
$3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016