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U.S. House · Colorado's 5th District

El Paso County, including Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Jessica Killin, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Jessica Killin155,59850.5%
Jeff Crank141,07445.8%
Mark Elworth5,9891.9%
Christopher Mitchell5,3341.7%

About 95% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Jeff Crank (R) won the June 30, 2026 Republican primary unopposed after several announced candidates, including former U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, withdrew or did not qualify for the ballot. Jessica Killin defeated Joe Reagan in the Democratic primary. Ballotpedia's race ratings as of late September 2026 range from "Tilt Republican" to "Likely Republican."[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 4 candidates

Jeff CrankRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative for Colorado's 5th District (since 2025)Full profile →Jessica KillinDPROJECTED WINNERFull profile →Mark Elworth Jr.LIBFull profile →Christopher MitchellAmerican Constitution PartyFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Jeff Crank
    Opposes[17]

    Cosponsored H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (119th Congress), which would extend legal personhood from the moment of fertilization.

  • Jessica Killin
    —
  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    Opposes[12]

    In his 2024 Ballotpedia survey, says legalizing abortion violates the right to life of the unborn.

Stricter gun laws

  • Jeff Crank
    Opposes[16]

    Cosponsored H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (119th Congress), which would require states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Jessica Killin
    —
  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Jeff Crank
    Recorded votes[18][19][20][21]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.

  • Jessica Killin
    —
  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    Supports[12]

    On his campaign website (text reproduced by Ballotpedia, dated 2024; goals listed for 2025–2026), lists defunding sanctuary cities and deporting all illegal immigrants as a legislative goal.

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Jeff Crank
    —
  • Jessica Killin
    In their own words[10]
    “Improve our affordable housing stock in the Pikes Peak region and stop corporate landlords and hedge funds from gouging people with higher rents and home prices”

    On her campaign website, priorities page

  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Jeff Crank
    Recorded votes[19][20][21]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Jessica Killin
    Supports[10]

    On her campaign site, lists making large corporations and the very wealthy pay their fair share of taxes while cutting middle-class taxes as a goal.

  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    In their own words[11]
    “I want to cut taxes and governments footprint in out lives.”

    In his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey

  • Christopher Mitchell
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Jeff Crank
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][23]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Jessica Killin
    Supports[3]

    Says she would work to reverse Medicaid cuts that raise healthcare costs and push to lower prescription drug and insurance premium costs.

  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Jeff Crank
    Recorded votes[19][20][21]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Jessica Killin
    In their own words[10]
    “Lower energy costs by investing in more affordable energy production”

    On her campaign website, priorities page

  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    In their own words[12]
    “I will vote for the Trump-Vance Administration initiative to terminate all Green New Scam funding, and concurrently, enhancing the production of natural gas”

    On his campaign website (text reproduced by Ballotpedia, 2024)

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Jeff Crank
    Recorded votes[26]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Jessica Killin
    Opposes[3]

    Says she will work to end tariffs she describes as driving up prices, which she says Crank has repeatedly voted to protect.

  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Jeff Crank
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Jessica Killin
    —
  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Jeff Crank
    Recorded votes[24][25]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Jessica Killin
    —
  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Jeff Crank
    Supports[8]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (119th Congress).

  • Jessica Killin
    —
  • Mark Elworth Jr.
    —
  • Christopher Mitchell
    —

Research notes & limits

Steven Fuller, an unaffiliated write-in candidate, is also listed by Ballotpedia as running in the general election but has no public campaign footprint found and is omitted here. No Ballotpedia biography page exists for Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party); only his ballot listing was found. No stated issue positions were found for Crank beyond his committee assignments and one interview quote; his official and campaign social-media accounts were not reviewed for this basic-tier entry. Biography gaps: Mark Elworth Jr. and Christopher Mitchell have little public biography (Mitchell's comes from a 2024 self-submitted KKTV bio); later Ballotpedia coverage also lists additional unaffiliated candidates not included here.

Sources · 37

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  3. 3.Jessica Killin — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Rep. Crank Votes to Lower Electricity Costs · Office of Rep. Jeff Crank · 2025-09-18 Official record
  5. 5."Congress Cannot Keep Writing a Blank Check to Obamacare." Rep. Crank Votes Against ACA Extension, Protects Unborn Lives · Office of Rep. Jeff Crank · 2026-01-08 Official record
  6. 6.Rep. Crank Votes to Lower Health Care Premiums · Office of Rep. Jeff Crank · 2025-12-17 Official record
  7. 7.H.R. 22 - SAVE Act (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.H.R. 28 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
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  10. 10.Priorities · Killin for Colorado Candidate's own words
  11. 11.Mark Elworth Jr. — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Christopher Mitchell — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) and campaign website text · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
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  17. 17.H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (Life at Conception Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  20. 20.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
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  35. 35.Know Before You Vote: In-depth interview with 2024 CD-5 candidate Christopher Mitchell · KKTV News report
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