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Colorado Candidate & Election Guide

Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.

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Governor

GOVERNOR:
[ Jared Polis (D)* - Term Limited in 2026. ]
Phil Weiser (D) - Attorney General & Ex-CU Law School Dean

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.

Lieutenant Governor

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Dianne Primavera (D)* - Not a Candidate for Re-election in 2026. ]
Lesley Dahlkemper (D) - Jefferson County Commissioner & Ex-PR Executive

Secretary of State

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Jena Griswold (D)* - Candidate for Attorney General in 2026. ]
Amanda Gonzalez (D) - Jefferson County Clerk, Attorney & Ex-Nonprofit Executive

State Treasurer

STATE TREASURER:
[ Dave Young (D)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Jeff Bridges (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Congressional Aide

Attorney General

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Phil Weiser (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2026. ]
Jena Griswold (D) - Secretary of State & Attorney

STATE LEGISLATURE

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate- ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. Senator

U.S. SENATORS:

SENATE ELECTION 2028:

Michael Bennet (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Jack Swigert for US Senate 1978 Pat Schroeder Gary Hart

SENATE ELECTION 2032:

John Hickenlooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. House (Districts)

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1

[ Diana DeGette (D)* - Lost Primary in 2026. ]
Melat Kiros (D) - Attorney, Doctoral Student & Democratic Socialist Activist

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3

Jeff Hurd (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4

[ Lauren Boebert (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Eileen Laubacher (D) - Retired Navy Rear Admiral & WH National Security Council Member

DISTRICT 5

[ Jeff Crank (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Jessica Killin (D) - Attorney, Ex-Biden White House Aide, Ex-Congressional Aide & Army Veteran

District 6

Jason Crow (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8

[ Gabe Evans (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Manny Rutinel (D) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Economist



Political Parties

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

American Constitution Party of Colorado (ACP)
American Solidarity Party of Colorado (AS)
Approval Voting Party (AVP)
Colorado Center Party (CC)
Colorado Democratic Party (D)
Forward Party of Colorado (F)
Green Party of Colorado (G)
Libertarian Party of Colorado (L)
Colorado Republican Party (R)
Unity Party (UP)
Independent / Unaffiliated (I)
Write-In (WI)

State Election Office

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

State News Sources

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Aspen Times
Aspen Daily News
Aurora Sentinel
Boulder Colorado Daily
Boulder Daily Camera
Canon City Daily Record
Center Post-Dispatch
Chalkbeat: Colorado
Colorado Hometown Weekly
CoLab: Colorado News Colaborative
Colorado Community Media
Colorado Newsline
ColoradoPolitics.com
ColoradoPols.com
Colorado Springs Business Journal
Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs Independent
Colorado Times Recorder
Cortez Journal
Craig Daily Press
Crested Butte News
Delta County Independent
Axios Denver
Denver Business Journal
Denver Gazette
Denver North Star
Denver Post
Denver Westword (Alternative)
Denverite
Durango Herald
Estes Park Trail Gazette
Fort Collins Coloradoan
Fort Morgan Times
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Greeley Tribune
Gunnison Country Times
Haxtun-Fleming Herald
Indian Country Today
La Junta Tribune-Democrat
Lamar Ledger
La Voz Colorado (Spanish)
La Prensa de Colorado (Spanish)
Leadville Herald Democrat
Longmont Times-Call
Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
Mineral County Miner
Monte Vista Journal
Montrose Daily Press
Nederland Mountain-Ear
Pagosa Springs Sun
Park County Republican & Fairplay Flume
Pueblo Chieftain
Rio Blanco Herald Times
Salida Mountain Mail
Snowmass Sun
Steamboat Pilot
Sterling Journal-Advocate
Summit Daily News
Telluride Daily Planet
Vail Daily
KCNC TV-4 (CBS - Denver)
KDBI TV-12 (PBS - Denver)
KDEN TV-25 (Telemundo - Denver)
KDVR TV-31 (FOX - Denver)
KMGH TV-7 (ABC - Denver)
KUSA TV-9 (NBC - Denver)
Colorado Public Radio (NPR)