2016 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election?

Doug Lamborn won the 2016 Colorado U.S. House District 5 Election. Doug Lamborn received 225,445 popular votes (62.28%). The main challenger was Misty Plowright (30.85%).

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

Lamborn +31.4 pts · won by 113,769 votes

Doug Lamborn RepublicanWINNER62.28%

225,445 votes

Misty Plowright Democratic30.85%

111,676 votes

Mike McRedmondLibertarian6.87%

24,872 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.