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2008 Colorado U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2008 Colorado U.S. House District 7 Election?

Ed Perlmutter won the 2008 Colorado U.S. House District 7 Election. Ed Perlmutter received 173,931 popular votes (63.48%). The main challenger was John W. Lerew (36.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Perlmutter and Lerew

Perlmutter +27.0 pts · won by 73,876 votes
Ed PerlmutterDemocraticWINNER63.48%
173,931 votes
John W. LerewRepublican36.52%
100,055 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.