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Colorado House District 44

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Anthony Hartsook leads Richard Bowness by 5.2 points. The race has not been called.

Anthony HartsookRepublican · leading
51.5%22,967
46.3%20,649
John SuttonLibertarian
2.3%1,023
44,639 votes

Source: Colorado Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+17.22022 HouseR+17.32024 HouseR+10.02024 Pres.R+5.22026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Richard BownessAnthony Hartsook
$5.5K
Raised by the campaign
$70.9K
$5.5K
Spent by the campaign
$46.2K

Campaign money: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 25, 2026; Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 27, 2026.

Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 25, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Richard Bowness
29%
Anthony Hartsook
71%
Projected margin
R+4.1
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Anthony Hartsook (R)Richard Bowness (D)

Also on the ballot: John Sutton (Libertarian), 2.3%