Colorado's 3rd District
U.S. House · Colorado
Jeff Hurd won re-election by 1.8 points over Dwayne Romero.
Source: Colorado Secretary of State unofficial results; race call: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| HMPAgainst Hurd | $2.5M | |
| SAFETY & AFFORDABILITY PAC INC.Against Romero | $2M | |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC.For Hurd, against Romero | $793K | |
| CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC.For Hurd, against Romero | $393.4K | |
| AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC)For Hurd | $236.9K | |
| Center Forward Initiative Inc (CFI)For Hurd | $99.2K | |
| The Governing Majority FundFor Hurd | $75K | |
| COLORADO FREEDOM FUNDFor Hurd | $72.5K | |
| Working AmericaFor Romero | $36.7K | |
| SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOMFor Hurd | $33.3K | |
| Building TogetherFor Romero | $16.1K | |
| VoteVetsFor Romero | $3.4K | |
| Neighbor VoicesFor Romero | $2.1K |
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Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money. The FEC lists only each candidate's largest spenders; totals count every spender.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Polls against the result
The final average had Hurd ahead by 0.9. Hurd won by 1.8: a 0.9-point miss toward Democrats.
- Poll with Romero ahead
- Poll with Hurd ahead
- Final polling average
- Result
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Romero | Hurd | Margin | Adjusted | Miss vs result | Grade | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCCC Targeting TeamD-sponsored | Oct 20–Oct 21 | 402 LV | 47 | 46 | D+1 | R+0.9 | +2.8 | — | cpr.org ↗ |
| Keating Research, Inc. for Dwayne Romero's campaignD-sponsored | Jul 21–Jul 23 | 500 LV | 45 | 46 | R+1 | R+4.0 | +0.8 | B− | x.com ↗ |
Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).
Source: Each poll's release, via The New York Times and Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Dwayne Romero
- 37%
- Jeff Hurd
- 63%
- Projected margin
- R+1.9
The candidates
Incumbent U.S. representativeDwayne Romero (D)
Real estate company CEO and U.S. Army officer
Also on the ballot: Cory Robertson (Libertarian), 1.7%; Clifton Brown (Independent), 1.6%
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Hurd.