Ed Perlmutter, U.S. Representative

Ed Perlmutter

U.S. Representative
Born
May 1, 1953
Current age
73
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2006–2020
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Perlmutter1.4M
Opponents1.0M
8
Elections run

Between 2006 and 2020, Ed Perlmutter ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Perlmutter's biggest single-election total was 250,525 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 7. Perlmutter's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 7, decided by 24,347 votes.

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How many votes has Ed Perlmutter received?

Ed Perlmutter has received 1,375,744 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Ed Perlmutter’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. HouseColoradoWon250,52559.13%Charles Casper Stockham
Ken Biles

David Olszta
2018U.S. HouseColoradoWon204,26060.43%Mark Barrington
Jennifer Nackerud
2016U.S. HouseColoradoWon199,75855.18%George Athanasopoulos
Martin L. Buchanan
2014U.S. HouseColoradoWon148,22555.07%Don Ytterberg
2012U.S. HouseColoradoWon182,46053.51%Joe Coors
Douglas Dayhorse Campbell

Buck Bailey (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseColoradoWon112,66753.44%Ryan Frazier
Buck Bailey (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseColoradoWon173,93163.48%John W. Lerew
2006U.S. HouseColoradoWon103,91854.93%Rick O'Donnell
Dave Chandler

Roger McCarville
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000593) and Wikidata (Q331507). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ed Perlmutter: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ed-perlmutter. 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.