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Jessica Killin, a former chief of staff to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 5th congressional district in 2026, challenging Republican incumbent Jeff Crank in the November 3 general election.
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With anger spreading over Iran war, Democrats hope to flip Republican seats with veterans’ help
The Anchorage Daily News story profiles Colorado’s 5th Congressional District race, where Democratic veteran-backed candidate Jessica Killin is challenging incumbent Republican Jeff Crank in a conservative-leaning seat…
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Jessica Killin is challenging longtime Republican Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District (CO-05).
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Jessica Killin, a former chief of staff to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Colorado's 5th congressional district, which is centered on El Paso County and Colorado Springs.
Killin won the Democratic primary with 45,511 votes (61.2%), defeating Joe Reagan, a former director of outreach for Wreaths Across America who had run for the seat in 2024, while two other Democrats, Zurit Horowitz and Justice Lord, were eliminated at the party convention.
The seat is held by Republican Jeff Crank, who was elected with 54.7% of the vote in 2024 and took 100.0% of the vote in the 2026 Republican primary. Killin and Crank meet in the general election on November 3, 2026.