Colorado Treasurer election, 2026
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| Filing deadline: March 18, 2026 |
| Primary: June 30, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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Colorado is holding an election for treasurer on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 30, 2026. The filing deadline is March 18, 2026.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The primary will occur on June 30, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for Colorado Treasurer
Murl Hendrickson IV is running in the general election for Colorado Treasurer on November 3, 2026.
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Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution Party of Colorado) ![]() | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer
Jeff Bridges, Gerald Ditullio, John Mikos, and Brianna Titone are running in the Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 30, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer
Kevin J. Grantham is running in the Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 30, 2026.
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| Kevin J. Grantham | ||
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Candidate profiles
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Party: American Constitution Party of Colorado
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am educated in economics and finance and am seeking a position as a personal banker or financial analyst. I am a strong conservative and have been a member of both the Republican and Libertarian parties in the recent past. Leadership in both parties made it known their disgust for some of my values. I am running to give people an option to have a State Treasurer who will be a bulldog in looking for wasteful spending and eliminating it in mass. Not just nip at the edges."
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Expose wasteful spending found by reporting it to the media
Eliminate as much spending as I can personally do under my authority. This will result in greater refunds to the people of Colorado under the Taxpayers Bill Of Rights (TaBOR).
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution of Colorado)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Colorado
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
- See also: Colorado Treasurer election, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado Treasurer
Incumbent Dave Young defeated Lang Sias and Anthony Delgado in the general election for Colorado Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Young (D) | 53.7 | 1,312,705 | |
Lang Sias (R) ![]() | 43.0 | 1,052,337 | ||
| Anthony Delgado (L) | 3.3 | 80,770 | ||
| Total votes: 2,445,812 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer
Incumbent Dave Young advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Young | 100.0 | 499,229 | |
| Total votes: 499,229 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer
Lang Sias advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lang Sias ![]() | 100.0 | 502,175 | |
| Total votes: 502,175 | ||||
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2018
- See also: Colorado Treasurer election, 2018
General election
General election for Colorado Treasurer
Dave Young defeated Brian Watson and Gerald Kilpatrick in the general election for Colorado Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Young (D) | 52.2 | 1,292,281 | |
| Brian Watson (R) | 44.9 | 1,111,641 | ||
| Gerald Kilpatrick (American Constitution Party) | 2.8 | 70,475 | ||
| Total votes: 2,474,397 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer
Dave Young defeated Bernard Douthit in the Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Young | 67.5 | 363,295 | |
| Bernard Douthit | 32.5 | 175,116 | ||
| Total votes: 538,411 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer
Brian Watson defeated Justin Everett and Polly Lawrence in the Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Watson | 38.0 | 171,823 | |
| Justin Everett | 36.9 | 167,045 | ||
| Polly Lawrence | 25.1 | 113,673 | ||
| Total votes: 452,541 | ||||
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2014
| Treasurer of Colorado, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 49.9% | 979,281 | ||
| Democratic | Betsy Markey | 44.9% | 882,437 | |
| Libertarian | David Jurist | 5.2% | 101,826 | |
| Total Votes | 1,963,544 | |||
| Election results via Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Colorado's 1st | Diana DeGette | D+29 |
| Colorado's 2nd | Joe Neguse | D+20 |
| Colorado's 3rd | Jeff Hurd | R+5 |
| Colorado's 4th | Lauren Boebert | R+9 |
| Colorado's 5th | Jeff Crank | R+5 |
| Colorado's 6th | Jason Crow | D+11 |
| Colorado's 7th | Brittany Pettersen | D+8 |
| Colorado's 8th | Gabe Evans | EVEN |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris |
Donald Trump |
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| Colorado's 1st | 77.0% | 21.0% |
| Colorado's 2nd | 69.0% | 29.0% |
| Colorado's 3rd | 44.0% | 54.0% |
| Colorado's 4th | 40.0% | 58.0% |
| Colorado's 5th | 44.0% | 53.0% |
| Colorado's 6th | 58.0% | 39.0% |
| Colorado's 7th | 56.0% | 41.0% |
| Colorado's 8th | 48.0% | 50.0% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 59.6% of Coloradans lived in one of the state's 21 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 35.8% lived in one of 39 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Colorado was Solid Democratic, having voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Kamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Colorado following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Colorado county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 21 | 59.6% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 39 | 35.8% | |||||
| Battleground Republican | 1 | 2.9% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 2 | 1.4% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 1 | 0.3% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 23 | 61.0% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 41 | 39.0% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Colorado presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 14 Democratic wins
- 18 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | D | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Colorado.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Colorado
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Colorado.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Colorado's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Colorado | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 8 | 10 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Colorado's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Colorado State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 23 | |
| Republican Party | 12 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | |
Colorado House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 43 | |
| Republican Party | 22 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | |
Trifecta control
Colorado Party Control: 1992-2025
Thirteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
The table below details demographic data in Colorado and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Colorado | ||
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| Colorado | United States | |
| Population | 5,773,714 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 103,636 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 73.5% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 4% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 3.2% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 1% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 12.7% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 22.2% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.8% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 44.7% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $92,470 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.4% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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