Colorado state executive official elections, 2026
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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. |
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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 | ||
 | Michael Bennet (D) | |
 | William Moses (D)  | |
| Daniel Thomas (D) | ||
 | Phil Weiser (D) | |
 | Mark Baisley (R) | |
 | Scott Bottoms (R) | |
| Bob Brinkerhoff (R) | ||
 | Jason Ray Clark (R) | |
 | Brycen Garrison (R) | |
 | Stevan Gess (R) | |
| Jon Gray-Ginsberg (R) | ||
 | Joshua Griffin (R) | |
 | Greg Lopez (R) | |
 | Rabin Mahanty (R) | |
 | Will McBride (R) | |
| Jason Mikesell (R) | ||
 | Robert Moore (R) | |
 | Alex Mugatu (R) | |
| Katie Pierce (R) | ||
 | Jim Rundberg (R) | |
 | Stephen Hamilton (American Constitution Party) | |
| Kelsey Heikkinen (No Labels Party) | ||
 | Abass Yaya Bamba (No Labels Party) | |
| Shawn Bennett (Unaffiliated) | ||
| Willow Collamer (Unaffiliated) | ||
 | Charles Evanson (Unaffiliated) | |
 | Marla Fernandez (Unaffiliated) | |
| Justin Ganoe (Unaffiliated) | ||
 | Chante Jones (Unaffiliated) | |
| Marcus Marte (Unaffiliated) | ||
| Jarvis Ray (Unaffiliated) | ||
 | Bradley Wall (Unaffiliated) | |
| Matthew Yearous (Unaffiliated) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robin Jones (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado
David Hughes is running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado on June 30, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| David Hughes | ||
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Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
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 general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Attorney General of Colorado
The following candidates are running in the general election for Attorney General of Colorado on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Hetal Doshi (D) | ||
| Michael Dougherty (D) | ||
 | Crisanta Duran (D) | |
 | Jena Griswold (D) | |
| David Seligman (D) | ||
| Conner Pennington (R) | ||
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Colorado Secretary of State
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Colorado Secretary of State
Jessie Danielson, Amanda Gonzalez, Cory Parella, Ross Taraborelli, and Melissa Richards are running in the general election for Colorado Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Jessie Danielson (D) | |
| Amanda Gonzalez (D) | ||
 | Cory Parella (R) | |
| Ross Taraborelli (R) | ||
| Melissa Richards (Unaffiliated) | ||
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Colorado Treasurer
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Colorado Treasurer
Gerald Ditullio, John Mikos, Brianna Titone, and Murl Hendrickson IV are running in the general election for Colorado Treasurer on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Gerald Ditullio (D) | |
| John Mikos (D) | ||
 | Brianna Titone (D) | |
 | Murl Hendrickson IV (American Constitution Party of Colorado) | |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents
District 2
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
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 |
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
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