Elections Intelligence

Colorado 8th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN D
Manny Rutinel Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 80¢24¢
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Gabe Evans Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

A seat that went Republican by less than a point in 2024 is now priced for the Democrat.

Lean D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Lean DD 80¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Toss-upR+0.73 in 2024.
Signal clarityLow — no pollingas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 2¢ toward the Republican in the last 7 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 80¢

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
R+0.73

Gabe Evans (R)

48.95 — 48.22 · 2024 general election

def. Yadira Caraveo (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.2 to 1
Manny Rutinel$4.34M
Gabe Evans$5.39M

PULLED 08-03 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

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