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2020Final results

2020 election for Colorado's 7th District

U.S. House · Colorado

Ed Perlmutter (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Charles "casper" Stockham (R) by 21.5 points.

Ed PerlmutterDemocrat · winner
59.1%250,525
37.6%159,301
Ken BilesLibertarian
2.7%11,510
David OlsztaOther party
0.6%2,355
423,724 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+10.12014D+15.42016D+25.02018D+21.52020D+15.02022D+14.22024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Ed PerlmutterCharles "casper" Stockham
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$148K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$148K
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Ed Perlmutter (D)Charles "casper" Stockham (R)

Also on the ballot: Ken Biles (Libertarian), 2.7%; David Olszta (Other party), 0.6%