Colorado's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023. Points indicate the two major cities in the district (Grand Junction in red andPueblo in blue).
Representative	Jeff Hurd R–Grand Junction
Distribution	64.75% rural[1] 35.25% urban
Population (2024)	742,698[2]
Median household income	$71,165[2]
Ethnicity	66.7%White 25.7%Hispanic 3.8%Two or more races 1.4%Native American 0.8%Black 0.8%Asian 0.6% other
Cook PVI	R+5[3]

Colorado's 3rd congressional district is acongressional district in theU.S. state ofColorado. It takes in most of the ruralWestern Slope in the state's western third portion, with a wing in the south taking in some of the southern portions of theEastern Plains. It includes the cities ofGrand Junction,Montrose,Durango,Aspen,Glenwood Springs, andPueblo. The district has been represented byRepublicanJeff Hurd since 2025.

The district was represented from 1987 to 1993 byBen Nighthorse Campbell before he ran for theU.S. Senate and switched parties from Democratic to Republican. The district's former representativeScott Tipton lost renomination in 2020 to Lauren Boebert in what was considered a major upset.^[4] Boebert won thegeneral election on November 3, 2020, and narrowly won re-election inthe closest House race of 2022.

The district is mainly rural and leans Republican, though not as much as the neighboring4th district. However, the Democrats have a strong base in counties on the I-70 corridor and Pueblo, as well as ski towns such asAspen, thus keeping the seat competitive.

Following the1990 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 3rd congressional district consisted ofAlamosa,Archuleta,Chaffee,Conejos,Costilla,Delta,Dolores,Eagle,Garfield,Grand,Gunnison,Hinsdale,Huerfano,Jackson,Lake,La Plata,Mesa,Mineral,Moffat,Montezuma,Montrose,Ouray,Park,Pitkin,Pueblo,Rio Blanco,Rio Grande,Routt,Saguache,San Juan,San Miguel, andSummit counties, as well as portions ofDouglas,Fremont, andJefferson counties.

Following the2000 U.S. census and realignment of congressional districts, the 3rd congressional district consisted ofAlamosa,Archuleta,Conejos,Costilla,Custer,Delta,Dolores,Garfield,Gunnison,Hinsdale,Huerfano,Jackson,La Plata,Las Animas,Mesa,Mineral,Moffat,Montezuma,Montrose,Ouray,Pitkin,Pueblo,Rio Blanco,Rio Grande,Routt,Saguache,San Juan, andSan Miguel counties and most ofOtero County.

Following the2010 U.S. census and realignment of congressional districts, the 3rd congressional district underwent very little change, and continued to cover 27 of the previous counties, excludingLas Animas andOtero counties.^[5]

Following the2020 U.S. census and realignment of congressional districts, the 3rd congressional district lostJackson County,Routt County, and most ofEagle County to the2nd district as well asCuster andLake counties to the7th district. It also gainedLas Animas andOtero counties from the4th district. This configuration of the district took effect starting from the2022 elections.

The district has two major population centers, in Grand Junction and Pueblo. The two cities and their surrounding rural areas provide a competitive arena for congressional races. Grand Junction, on theWestern Slope, is a Republican stronghold, while Pueblo, a town with a largeLatino population and (by Colorado norms) a heavily unionized workforce, provides a base of support for Democrats.

TheDenver Post describes the district as:

The district is red-leaning, and it covers nearly half of Colorado's land mass, including western and southern Colorado, and 29 of the state's 64 counties. It's also diverse, with wealthy ski towns like Aspen, giant swaths of agricultural land and public lands, and middle-class cities like Grand Junction and Pueblo.^[6]

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[7]

AlamosaCounty(3)

All 3 communities

ArchuletaCounty(2)

Arboles,Pagosa Springs

Conejos County(2)

All 7 communities

Costilla County(4)

All 4 communities

Delta County(7)

All 7 communities

Dolores County(2)

Dove Creek,Rico

EagleCounty(4)

Basalt (shared with Pitkin County),Dotsero,El Jebel,Gypsum (part; also2nd)

Garfield County(13)

All 13 communities

Gunnison County(6)

All 6 communities

Hinsdale County(3)

All 3 communities

Huerfano County(3)

All 3 communities

La Plata County(5)

All 5 communities

Las Animas County(6)

All 6 communities

MesaCounty(10)

All 10 communities

MineralCounty(1)

Creede

MoffatCounty(3)

All 3 communities

Montezuma County(5)

All 5 communities

Montrose County(5)

All 5 communities

Otero County(5)

All 5 communities

Ouray County(5)

All 5 communities

PitkinCounty(6)

All 6 communities

PuebloCounty(10)

All 10 communities

Rio BlancoCounty(2)

Meeker,Rangely

Rio GrandeCounty(6)

All 6 communities

SaguacheCounty(5)

All 5 communities

San JuanCounty(1)

Silverton

San MiguelCounty(6)

All 6 communities

Member (District home)	Party	Term duration	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1915
Edward Keating (Pueblo)	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	64th 65th	Redistricted from theat-large district andre-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.
Guy Urban Hardy (Canon City)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election.
John Andrew Martin (Pueblo)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – December 23, 1939	73rd 74th 75th 76th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died.
Vacant		December 23, 1939 – November 5, 1940	76th
William Evans Burney (Pueblo)	Democratic	November 5, 1940 – January 3, 1941	76th	Elected to finish Martin's term. Did not run for the next term.
J. Edgar Chenoweth (Trinidad)	Republican	January 3, 1941– January 3, 1949	77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
John H. Marsalis (Pueblo)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st	Elected in 1948. Lost re-election.
John Chenoweth (Trinidad)	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1965	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Frank Evans (Pueblo)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired.
Ray Kogovsek (Pueblo)	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985	96th 97th 98th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired.
Michael L. Strang (Carbondale)	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987	99th	Elected in 1984. Lost re-election.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Ignacio)	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired torun for U.S. senator.
Scott McInnis (Glenwood Springs)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired.	1993–2003 [data missing]
					2003–2013
John Salazar (Manassa)	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011	109th 110th 111th	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Scott Tipton (Cortez)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Lost renomination.
					2013–2023
Lauren Boebert (Silt)	Republican	January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025	117th 118th	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Moved to run in the4th district.
					2023–present
Jeff Hurd (Grand Junction)	Republican	January 3, 2025 – present	119th	Elected in 2024.

• Colorado's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989).The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982).The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–presentArchived April 23, 2010, at theWayback Machine

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