Elections Intelligence

Colorado 1st District

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE D
Melat Kiros Democratic · Nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 98¢8.8¢
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Christy Peterson Republican · Nominee
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 55-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 98¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Prior result · Safe DD+54.96 in 2024. Market · Safe DD 98¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Fundraising · Lean DD 530.49-to-1 in receipts.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 98¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+54.96

Diana DeGette (D)

76.53 — 21.58 · 2024 general election

def. Valdamar Archuleta (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
D 530.49 to 1
Melat Kiros$1.09M
Christy Peterson$2.1K

PULLED 08-03 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 06-30 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄