Polls: Race between Crank, Killin remains a toss-up

The history of Colorado’s 5th Congressional District would indicate that the Nov. 3 election should be a guaranteed victory for the Republican party.

But recent trends in this year’s election cycle suggest that the contest between incumbent Republican Rep. Jeff Crank and challenger Jessica Killin, a Democrat, will be somewhere between unusually competitive and historic.

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The district, established in 1972, is centered in Colorado Springs and covers most of El Paso County. Voters in the district have elected five representatives to Congress, all Republicans.

No Democrat has received more than 41% of the vote in the district’s history. As recently as 2012, a Democrat didn’t even appear on the ballot to challenge Rep. Doug Lamborn.

Killin’s campaign released a poll Thursday showing that 46% of the voters who have chosen a candidate supported her, with 44% of voters backing Crank.…