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2018Final results

2018 election for Colorado's 7th District

U.S. House · Colorado

Ed Perlmutter (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Barrington (R) by 25.0 points.

Ed PerlmutterDemocrat · winner
60.4%204,260
Mark BarringtonRepublican
35.4%119,734
4.1%14,012
338,067 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

EvenD+12.72012D+10.12014D+15.42016D+25.02018D+21.52020D+15.02022

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.

Ed PerlmutterMark Barrington
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$55K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$55K
$760.9K
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018

The candidates

Ed Perlmutter (D)Mark Barrington (R)

Also on the ballot: Jennifer Nackerud (Libertarian), 4.1%