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ELECTION CALENDAR: Primary Filing Deadline (All Parties): March 2024 Primary Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): April 2024 General Election Filing Deadline (Independents): July 2024 General Election Filing Deadline (Write-In): July 2024 Primary: June 2024

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on November 18, 2022

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
[ Jared Polis (D)* - Term Limited in 2026. ]
Dianne Primavera (D)* - Lt Governor, Ex-State Rep & Ex-Nonprofit Executive

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Dianne Primavera (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jena Griswold (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Dave Young (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Phil Weiser (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Michael Bennet (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

John Hickenlooper (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

District 1:
Diana DeGette (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Joe Neguse (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Lauren Boebert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Adam Frisch (D) - Ex-Aspen City Councilman, Businessman & '22 Nominee

District 4:
Ken Buck (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Doug Lamborn (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Jason Crow (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
[ Ed Perlmutter (D)* - Retiring in 2022. ]
Brittany Pettersen (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Community Organizer

District 8 - NEW DISTRICT FOR 2022:
Yadera Caraveo (D) - State Rep. & Physician

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

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

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

http://www.aspenalive.com/">Aspen Times
Aspen Daily News
Aurora Sentinel
Boulder Colorado Daily
Boulder Daily Camera
Canon City Daily Record
Center Post-Dispatch
Chalkbeat: Colorado
CoLab: Colorado News Colaborative
ColoradoPolitics.com
ColoradoPols.com
Colorado Springs Business Journal
Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs Independent
Cortez Journal
Craig Daily Press
Crested Butte News
Delta County Independent
Denver Business Journal
Denver North Star
Denver Post
Denver Westword (Alternative)
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)

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