Full profile
Eleven candidates are running for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The field includes nine Democrats and two Republicans, including Republican incumbent Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans.
The race is contested. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file for any candidate in the field.
Candidates in the field
The candidate list includes the following people. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file for any of them.
- Evan Munsing — Democrat. Munsing is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- Manny Rutinel — Democrat. Rutinel is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- John Francis Szemler — Democrat. Szemler is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- David L. Young — Democrat. Young is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- Amie Baca-oehlert — Democrat. Baca-oehlert is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- Yadira Caraveo — Democrat. Caraveo is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- Adam Derito — Republican. Derito is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans — Republican. Evans is the incumbent running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- Larry Johnson — Democrat. Johnson is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- Shannon Kathleen Bird — Democrat. Bird is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
- Daniel Shane MR Hassler — Democrat. Hassler is running for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th District. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
Munsing’s background and positions
Munsing is identified as a Democratic candidate in the CO-8 contest. A biography is not on file, so the record does not establish details about Munsing’s education, employment, public service or other experience.
There are also no documented policy positions on file for Munsing. That means no stance can yet be stated on specific issues in this profile. The same is true for each of the other 10 candidates in the race.
Campaign finance information
No totals are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand for Munsing. Those figures are also not on file for Rutinel, Szemler, Young, Baca-oehlert, Caraveo, Derito, Evans, Johnson, Bird or Hassler.
A figure listed as not on file should not be read as zero. It means there is no amount to report for that category in the candidate information.
Election date and next steps
The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Voters can watch for updates to the official candidate list, campaign finance figures, candidate biographies and documented issue positions as the election process continues.
The current field gives voters the candidates’ names, party affiliations and the incumbent’s status. It does not establish personal backgrounds or policy differences among the candidates.
