Live results: New district lines create tough House fight in Colorado Election workers open mail-in ballots at the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's Office in Boulder, Colo. Marc Piscotty / Getty Images / November 6, 2012 November 6, 2012, 6:08 p.m. While the 2012 election doesn't offer much promise of a change in politics as usual, you can't say the same for several congressional races around the country, where redistricting has forced many incumbents to redo the political math that had guided them to office in previous elections. One of those races includes Colorado's 6th Congressional District, where Republican Rep. Mike Coffman and Democratic Rep. Joe Miklosi saw a newly shaped district - once safe for Coffman - turn into a highly competitive battleground.