US Elections

Jessica Killin Wins Democratic Primary in Colorado's 5th District

A November contest between a former talk show host and a four-term GOP incumbent will test whether a Democratic challenger can compete in a district Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024.

The Congressional Times · July 1, 2026

Jessica Killin won the Democratic primary in Colorado's 5th Congressional District, according to results reported by Fox News, setting up a general election matchup against Republican incumbent Jeff Crank. Killin, a former talk show host, will face Crank, who has represented the district — centered on Colorado Springs — since 2023. Crank previously served as chief advisor to Doug Emhoff, husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Fox News reporting, though Crank's campaign biography identifies him primarily through his Colorado Springs business and civic background prior to Congress.

Crank was first elected to the seat in November 2022, defeating Democrat Ike McCorkle. Colorado's 5th Congressional District is considered a Republican-leaning seat; Donald Trump carried it by approximately 16 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election, according to Dave's Redistricting App precinct-level data, and by a comparable margin in 2024 per Colorado Secretary of State certified results.

Killin's campaign finance totals for the primary period are on file with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). As of the most recently available FEC quarterly disclosure covering the period ending March 31, 2026, Killin's specific fundraising figures were not independently verified at publication time. The full picture of both candidates' financial positions will be available in the next FEC quarterly filing, due July 15, 2026, covering receipts and disbursements through June 30, 2026.

Crank's FEC disclosures through the March 31, 2026 reporting period are publicly accessible at FEC.gov under Committee ID C00756544. What remains unknown ahead of the November general election includes both campaigns' cash-on-hand figures for the second quarter of 2026, any independent expenditure activity from outside groups, and whether either national party committee will designate the race as a targeted contest. The National Republican Congressional Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee publish their target lists publicly; neither had listed CO-05 as a priority race as of the date of this report.

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