House · Colorado · Before the vote

Colorado 8th District (CO-8): what the forecasters say

Manny Rutinel (D) vs Gabe Evans (R) · candidates as listed by DDHQ / The Hill

The seat is held by a Republican. Inside Elections, FiftyPlusOne, DDHQ / The Hill and Race to the WH favor the Democrat. They lean the same way, but at least one rates the race close, so it is graded as a battleground. 2 rating changes caught since Oct 21, the latest Oct 29, 2:07 PM ET.

Result: after Nov 3. Once the race is called, the result appears on this page, and each forecaster’s final rating, sealed before the polls close, is graded under the published rules.

✓ Sealed Nov 1, 5:10 AM ET · Verify

Right now

Each forecaster’s current rating

The latest rating each outlet has published, as recorded and sealed Nov 1, 5:10 AM ET. Ratings are shown in each outlet’s own words.

Forecaster	Rating	Side	As of	Source
Inside Elections	Tilt Democrat	D Tilt	Oct 29	Their House forecast →
FiftyPlusOne	Likely Dem	D Likely	recorded Nov 1, 5:10 AM ET	Their House forecast →
DDHQ / The Hill	Likely D	D Likely	Oct 14	Their House forecast →
Race to the WH	Lean D	D Lean	Oct 31	Their House forecast →

Rating history

Changes since Oct 21 (2)

A change of rating, of favorite, or of a model’s lean across 50%. Each change is sealed with the time we first saw it. Chances are rounded, so a rating can change while the number stays the same.

When we saw it	Forecaster	From → to
Oct 29, 2:07 PM ET	Inside Elections	Toss-up → Tilt D (toward D)
Oct 26, 10:09 PM ET	Race to the WH	Tilt D 73% → Lean D 79% (toward D)

No change since Oct 21: FiftyPlusOne and DDHQ / The Hill.

Inside Elections dates its last change here Oct 29, by its own change date: Toss-up → Tilt Democrat. That is the change in the table above: we first saw it Oct 29, 2:07 PM ET.

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How this race will be graded

Every forecast on this page is sealed before the vote. Once the race is called, a right call earns 1 point, a Toss-up ½ and a wrong call 0, the same rule for all four. Cook, Sabato, Silver and other raters get their own table on the scoreboard.

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