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Colorado state executive official elections, 2026

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2024
Colorado state executive official elections
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 18, 2026
Primary: June 30, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Colorado

Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2026
Impact of term limits in 2026
State government trifectas and triplexes
Other state executive elections

Eleven state executive offices are up for election in Colorado in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
State Board of Education (3 seats)
State Board of Regents (3 seats)


Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Governor of Colorado

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 Governor of Colorado

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Colorado on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Stephen Hamilton
Stephen Hamilton (American Constitution Party) Candidate Connection
Kelsey Heikkinen (No Labels Party)
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Abass Yaya Bamba (No Labels Party)
Shawn Bennett (Unaffiliated) Candidate Connection
Willow Collamer (Unaffiliated)
Image of Charles Evanson
Charles Evanson (Unaffiliated) Candidate Connection
Image of Marla Fernandez
Marla Fernandez (Unaffiliated)
Justin Ganoe (Unaffiliated)
Image of Chante Jones
Chante Jones (Unaffiliated)
Marcus Marte (Unaffiliated)
Jarvis Ray (Unaffiliated)
Image of Bradley Wall
Bradley Wall (Unaffiliated)
Matthew Yearous (Unaffiliated)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado

Michael Bennet, David Hughes, William Moses, Daniel Thomas, and Phil Weiser are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado on June 30, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Colorado

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Colorado on June 30, 2026.


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Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

Lawrence Clark and Joshua Hampton are running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Lawrence Clark (American Constitution Party)
Joshua Hampton (Unaffiliated)

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Attorney General of Colorado

General election

The primary will occur on June 30, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Colorado

Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty, Crisanta Duran, Jena Griswold, and David Seligman are running in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Colorado on June 30, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Colorado

Conner Pennington is running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Colorado on June 30, 2026.


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Colorado Secretary of State

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 Secretary of State

Melissa Richards is running in the general election for Colorado Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Melissa Richards (Unaffiliated)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Jessie Danielson and Amanda Gonzalez are running in the Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 30, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Cory Parella and Ross Taraborelli are running in the Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 30, 2026.


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Colorado Treasurer

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.

Candidate
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Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution Party of Colorado) Candidate Connection

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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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University of Colorado Board of Regents

District 2

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Donald Comstock is running in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Donald Comstock (Constitution Party)

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District 6

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 7

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Colorado State Board of Education

Colorado's 1st Congressional District

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Colorado's 3rd Congressional District

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Colorado's 7th Congressional District

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Context of the 2026 elections

Party control in Colorado

Colorado Party Control: 1992-2025
Thirteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
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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

Voting information

See also: Voting in Colorado

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.


Past elections

2024

The following offices were up for election in 2024:

Board of Regents (3 seats)
State Board of Education (4 seats)

See also

Colorado State Executive Elections News and Analysis
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