Republican Jeff Hurd wins race to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in Congress

Grand Junction Republican Jeff Hurd will be the next representative for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating Aspen Democrat Adam Frisch.

Frisch conceded the race to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District to Republican opponent Jeff Hurd in a statement released by his campaign at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. 

Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney, received 50% of the vote as of 2:30 p.m. Wednesday compared to 46.7% for Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman, according to unofficial vote counts from the Secretary of State’s Office.  

“A few moments ago, I called to offer my congratulations to Jeff Hurd for being the next Representative for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District,” Frisch said in a statement. “While we were not victorious, I believe that this campaign was part of an important movement that seeks to turn the political temperature down and start focusing on the real challenges that face communities like the ones in CD3.”

The district — previously thought of as ruby red — has been closely watched after Frisch nearly defeated U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in the 2022 election. Tuesday’s results show that Boebert was the likely factor in the close 2022 election, rather than a shift in the district’s general favorability toward Republicans. 

Hurd became the Republican candidate after Boebert announced in December 2023 that she would leave the district to instead run in the much-safer 4th Congressional District on the opposite side of the state. 

Frisch has faced an uphill battle since Boebert, who was a lightning rod for controversy, left the district. 

Frisch raised more money than almost every other House candidate in the country, gaining $16.5 million in contributions and spending $15.4 million, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Hurd has received $2.4 million and spent $2 million. 

The Aspen Time’s Andrea Teres-Martinez contributed to this report