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Gabe Evans is the incumbent Congressman for the 8th district of Colorado.

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True. Official congressional records and news reports confirm that Gabe Evans is the incumbent U.S. Representative for Colorado's 8th Congressional District, having taken office in January 2025.

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Speaker Mike Johnson here in the 8th district of Colorado. Everybody around the country knows this is one of the most important and the tightest elections in America. Gabe Evans is with me. He's the incumbent. He has served this district, this state and this country with distinction. Not only was he a Black Hawk, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the army and the Colorado Army National Guard, fighting wildfires, defending our country, he also served as a police …
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What we found

Supports. Official House and Congress.gov records confirm Gabe Evans currently serves as the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 8th Congressional District.[1][2]

Supports. Multiple reporting outlets and election guides identify Gabe Evans as the Republican incumbent running for re-election in Colorado's 8th Congressional District as of October 2026.[3][4][5][6]

Sources

12 sources: 2 primary, 8 not rated, 2 fact-checkers

  1. 1Representative Gabe Evans |gabeevans.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
  2. 2Gabe Evans - District Mapcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
  3. 3Colorado election: Q&A with incumbent Gabe Evanscoloradoan.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Evans, Rutinel, and Wood compete in Colorado's 8th ...news.ballotpedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5Here's who's running for Colorado's 8th Congressional ...9news.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6Gabe Evans - Ballotpediaballotpedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
6 more sources read, not cited in a finding +
  1. 7Midterm Ads Clash Over GOP Law's Impact on Rural ...factcheck.org · fact-checker
  2. 8Pro-Ed Markey ad says Seth Moulton 'thanked ICE. ...politifact.com · fact-checker
  3. 98th Congressional District: Republican Gabe Evanscpr.org · not rated
  4. 10Congressional District 8: Evans and Rutinel compete in ...denvergazette.com · not rated
  5. 11Gabe Evans and Manny Rutinel are tied, poll showscoloradosun.com · not rated
  6. 12In Colorado's 8th Congressional District, Democratic ...facebook.com · not rated

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