Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / CO-3Colorado's 3rd district 2026 · held by Republicans

Jeff Hurd is slightly favored in CO-3

Dwayne Romero25%Democrat
Jeff Hurd75%Republican · incumbent
Median marginR+4.080%: R+11.0 to D+4.0
Cook PVIR+52026 lines
Tipping point0.5%decides the majority
District pollsR+3.02 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLikely R
Inside ElectionsLikely R
SabatoLikely R
Race to the WHLikely R
EconomistLean R
Split TicketLean R
DDHQLean R
FiftyPlusOneLean R
Fox NewsLean R
Silver BulletinLikely R

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
DCCC (D)Oct 21402 LV47–46 D+1.0
Keating Research (D)Jul 23500 LV45–46 R+1.0