Election 2026 · Public beta

Independent, source-first accountability

TheStatedRecordFind a race
Back to the race record

Checked against the record · Colorado 8th District 2026

Did Gabe Evans vote to override Trump's veto of a Colorado water project?

Matches stated record claim. He voted to override the veto of the Arkansas Valley Conduit bill in January 2026; the override failed, so the veto stands.

Gabe Evans

Water: the Arkansas Valley Conduit veto

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the October 7 debate he said he voted to overturn a Trump veto of a water project in Colorado.

What the record shows ·

On January 8, 2026 he voted yes to override the President's veto of H.R. 131, the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, which would change repayment terms for a Colorado water project. The override failed, 248 to 177, short of the two-thirds needed; 35 Republicans voted yes.

Limit: The override failed, so the veto stands.

Keep reading

More from this race

See something wrong or incomplete? Report it for review.

Sources3 source records

How we use sources

  1. Berthoud Weekly Surveyor CD8 debate, October 7, 2026 (at 60:33)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOy67ykEoHc&t=3633s

    Berthoud Weekly Surveyor · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The Surveyor's full video of the October 7 debate at Grace Place, Berthoud. Evans says he voted to overturn a Trump veto of a water project in Colorado. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on October 10, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not available.

    candidate statement

    For: Did Gabe Evans vote to override Trump's veto of a Colorado water project?

  2. Roll Call 9, H.R. 131 veto override (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Published Jan 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Passage over the President's objections, January 8, 2026, 248 to 177 with 1 present; two-thirds were needed, so it failed. Republicans 35 yes, 177 no. Evans (CO) Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Gabe Evans vote to override Trump's veto of a Colorado water project?

  3. H.R. 131, Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, enrolledhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr131enr/html/BILLS-119hr131enr.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Would change the repayment terms for the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a water project in Colorado. Vetoed; not law.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Gabe Evans vote to override Trump's veto of a Colorado water project?