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NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Melat Kiros is trading at 97% to win the CO-01 House winner? on prediction markets.
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
GenderFemale
LocationColorado
BackgroundAttorney
EducationWashington College (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsMelat Kiros is an American lawyer and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. Raised in the Denver metro area, she earned a B.A. from Washington College and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame (2022), and worked as an attorney in New York before returning to Colorado. She has also been a Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado Denver.
Supports using tax revenue to fund expanded social programs (Medicare for All, universal childcare, housing-first investments) and advocates taxing large political contributions to finance public campaign funding. Platform emphasizes redirecting government spending (including reducing military spending) toward services that benefit working families.
Supports Medicare-style universal coverage and describes healthcare as a basic right, endorsing Medicare-for-All-style expansion of public health coverage. Seeks to guarantee access to healthcare alongside other social rights such as housing, food, and education.
Calls for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and dismantling enforcement-heavy immigration structures; advocates replacing enforcement with humane alternatives and reallocating enforcement funding toward social services and protections for migrants and refugees.
The candidate publicly says she respects longtime Rep. Diana DeGette’s work on reproductive justice and frames her campaign as aligned with progressive priorities that include protecting reproductive rights. Her campaign coverage characterizes her as a progressive/Democratic socialist and notes support for reproductive justice.
Supports aggressively addressing climate change by fully funding renewable energy development, transitioning to a zero-emissions electricity grid, modernizing public transit, investing in climate-resilient infrastructure, ending fossil-fuel subsidies, and holding polluters accountable.
Recent changes in prediction-market odds, polling and campaign status.
Fresh reporting shows Melat Kiros is still attracting progressive backing after her June primary upset, reinforcing the already dominant Democratic pricing in CO-01 and keeping the race on traders’ radar for any further left-flank momentum.
Melat Kiros won the Democratic primary in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, defeating longtime Rep. Diana DeGette and advancing to the November general election against Republican Christy Peterson. The upset has drawn attention because Kiros is a Democratic Socialist and part of a broader wave of DSA-backed candidates gaining ground in Democratic primaries. She has also said she is not a communist and defended the Democratic Socialists of America as its influence grows. Reports say the race drew heavy outside spending and that Kiros has taken progressive positions, including criticism of military aid to Israel and corporate influence in politics.
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsers of Melat Kiros for CO-01 Democratic nominee?
Public figure
Bernie Sanders endorsed Melat Kiros in the Colorado 1st Congressional District Democratic primary.
Political organization
The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC endorsed Melat Kiros in Colorado's 1st Congressional District.
Public figure
Our Revolution endorsed Melat Kiros for Congress in Colorado's 1st District.
Political organization
Justice Democrats endorsed Melat Kiros in her campaign against Rep. Diana DeGette.
Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
