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2018Final results

2018 election for Colorado's 5th District

U.S. House · Colorado

Doug Lamborn (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Stephany Rose Spaulding (D) by 17.7 points.

Doug LambornRepublican · winner
57.0%184,002
39.3%126,848
Douglas RandallLibertarian
3.7%11,795
322,716 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenR+36.52010R+19.62014R+31.42016R+17.72018R+20.22020R+15.72022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Stephany Rose SpauldingDoug Lamborn
$368.3K
Raised by the campaign
$680K
$327.1K
Spent by the campaign
$780.2K
$41.2K
Cash on hand
$217.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018

The candidates