Diana DeGette

★ U.S. Representative● In office

Born: July 29, 1957
Current age: 68
Home state: Colorado
Party: Democratic
In office: U.S. Representative, Colorado (present)
On the ballot: 1996–2024

Career timeline

1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep

2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep 2018Rep

2020Rep 2022Rep 2024Rep

15-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

DeGette2.9M

Opponents1.2M

Elections run

Between 1996 and 2024, Diana DeGette ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. DeGette's biggest single-election total was 331,621 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 1. DeGette's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 1, decided by 33,091 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Colorado's District 1 or all 2024 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Diana DeGette received?

Diana DeGette has received 2,907,315 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

Diana DeGette’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2024	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	264,60676.53%	Valdamar Archuleta Critter Milton Daniel Lutz Chuck Norris John R. Johnson
2022	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	226,92980.3%	Jennifer Qualteri John C Kittleson
2020	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	331,62173.65%	Shane Bolling Kyle Furey Paul Noel Fiorino Jan Kok
2018	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	272,88673.81%	Charles Casper Stockham (head-to-head) Raymon Anthony Doane
2016	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	257,25467.87%	Charles Casper Stockham (head-to-head) Darrell Dinges
2014	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	183,28165.81%	Martin Walsh Frank Atwood (head-to-head) Danny E. Stroud (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	237,57968.23%	Danny E. Stroud (head-to-head) Frank Atwood (head-to-head) Gary Swing (head-to-head)
2010	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	140,07367.42%	Mike Fallon Gary Swing (head-to-head) Clint Jones Chris Styskal
2008	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	203,75571.94%	George C. Lilly (head-to-head) Martin L. Buchanan
2006	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	129,44679.77%	Thomas D. Kelly
2004	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	177,07773.5%	Roland Chicas George C. Lilly (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	111,71866.27%	Ken Chlouber Ken Seaman Kent Leonard George C. Lilly (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	141,83168.71%	Jesse L. Thomas Richard Combs (head-to-head) Lyle Nasser
1998	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	116,62866.91%	Nancy McClanahan Richard Combs (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseColorado	Won	112,63156.93%	Joe Rogers Richard Combs (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000197) and Wikidata (Q437159). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Diana DeGette: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/diana-degette. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.