# Jessica Killin Democratic nominee in Colorado's 5th Congressional District for 2026. An Army veteran who served as chief of staff to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff during the Biden administration, Killin returned to Colorado Springs to run in a district Democrats have never won. She defeated Joe Reagan in the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary — the Associated Press called the race shortly before 8 p.m. and Reagan conceded about ten minutes later. She faces Republican incumbent [[Jeff Crank]] in November in a district rated Likely Republican, complicated by independent Matt Cavanaugh, who switched from a Democratic bid to an independent one and could draw from the same anti-incumbent pool. > [!info] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the CO-05 race file. > [!warning] Margin is approximate > Early returns had Killin over Reagan roughly 63%-37%. Certified final percentages and raw vote totals were not available at the time of writing; treat the split as approximate.