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2008 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election?

Doug Lamborn won the 2008 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election. Doug Lamborn received 183,178 popular votes (60.03%). The main challenger was Hal Bidlack (37.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Lamborn and Bidlack

Lamborn +23.0 pts · won by 70,153 votes
Doug LambornRepublicanWINNER60.03%
183,178 votes
Hal BidlackDemocratic37.04%
113,025 votes
Brian Barron X Scottamerican constitution party2.91%
8,894 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.