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Jim Rundberg
Jim Rundberg (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Colorado. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 30, 2026.[source]
Rundberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Rundberg was a 2016 Republican presidential candidate. He also ran as an unaffiliated candidate for Governor of Colorado in 2014.
Biography
Jim Rundberg was born in Denver, Colorado. He served in the U.S. Army from 1974 to 1986. He graduated from Grand Valley High School. Rundberg attended Mesa State College and earned an associate degree from Colorado Northwestern Community College in 1996. His career experience includes working as a politician.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
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 | ||
 | 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
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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2022
See also: Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Colorado
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Colorado on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jared Polis (D) | 58.5 | 1,468,481 |
 | Heidi Ganahl (R) | 39.2 | 983,040 | |
 | Kevin Ruskusky (L) | 1.2 | 28,939 | |
 | Danielle Neuschwanger (American Constitution Party) | 0.9 | 21,623 | |
 | Paul Fiorino (Unity Party) | 0.3 | 6,687 | |
 | Zachary Varon (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 52 | |
| Paul Willmon (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,508,830 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bill Stevens (Approval Voting Party)
- Ralph Tingle (Independent)
- Laurie Clark (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado
Incumbent Jared Polis advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Polis | 100.0 | 523,481 |
| Total votes: 523,481 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dustin Rorex (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Colorado
Heidi Ganahl defeated Greg Lopez in the Republican primary for Governor of Colorado on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Ganahl | 53.9 | 341,145 |
 | Greg Lopez | 46.1 | 292,171 | |
| Total votes: 633,316 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Rundberg (R)
- Benjamin Huseman (R)
- Jon Gray-Ginsberg (R)
- Jeffrey Fry (R)
- Destinee Workman (R)
- Laurie Clark (R)
- Darryl Gibbs (R)
- Jason Wilkat (R)
- Zachariah Burck (R)
- Jason Lopez (R)
- Danielle Neuschwanger (R)
Approval Voting Party convention
Approval Voting Party convention for Governor of Colorado
Bill Stevens advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for Governor of Colorado on March 26, 2022.
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| ✔ | Bill Stevens (Approval Voting Party) | |
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2016
Rundberg was a 2016 Republican presidential candidate.[2]
2014
- See also: Colorado Gubernatorial election, 2014
Rundberg ran for election to the office of Governor of Colorado. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Rundberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rundberg's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I graduated high school in May 1974. I joined the US Army in June 1974. I joined volunteering in time of war. I made Honor Graduate from my Basic Training Class. I completed Combat Engineer AIT, Jump School, and the Special Forces Qualification Course. I also completed the US Army HALO School. I was assigned to Detachment A-743 HALO A Company Second Battalion 7th Special Forces Group (ABN). If war is Hell, we made it that way. I reached SSG E-6.
Jim Rundberg, Colorado Governor 2026 Republican, Pro-Life, Keep Your Guns
jimrundberg@gmail.com - Many think the reason healthcare systems fail is that they are expensive, don't offer enough services, or people have wait for service. But the real reason healthcare systems fail is that governments don't pay enough for procedures. Doctors and Hospitals don't get paid enough or soon enough. There is no profit figured into payments to doctors and hospitals. We live in a capitalistic society. Everyone needs to make a profit on what they sell. A good healthcare system will ensure there is a good healthy profit figured into it's payments. Then our medical systems will continue to give quality service. All it takes is good leadership, America. Jim Rundberg Colorado Governor 2026 Republican, Non-Violent, Protecting Colorado gov@jimrund
- There are 1.411 billion (2023)people in China. Why would anyone want to hurt the market we have with China? The largest market in the world, and Trump doesn't want to do business with them. One of the responsibilities of a US President is the creation of treaties. The President should create new markets, not destroy them. There can only be a real moron who would be doing that! Jim Rundberg Colorado Governor 2026 Republican, Non-Violent, Protecting Colorado gov@jimrundberg.us
Jim Rundberg, Colorado Governor 2026
Republican, Pro-Life, Keep Your Guns
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2022
Jim Rundberg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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