Colorado Voter Guide 2026

Phil Weiser is the Democratic nominee for Colorado governor, winning the June 30 primary over U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Colorado's attorney general since 2019 and a former law school dean, he is running to succeed term-limited Gov. Jared Polis with a campaign focused on affordability, housing, public lands, and defending Coloradans' rights.

Priorities: Lower housing and cost-of-living pressure · Protect public lands, water, and air · Defend consumer protections and Coloradans' rights

Victor Marx is the Republican nominee for Colorado governor, a Marine veteran and nonprofit founder. He won the three-way June 30 Republican primary, edging state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer by less than a percentage point in a race the Associated Press called on July 9. He faces Democrat Phil Weiser in November.

Priorities: Public safety and combating fentanyl and trafficking · Lower taxes and cost of living · Support for families and veterans

John Hickenlooper is Colorado's incumbent U.S. senator and Democratic nominee for re-election in 2026. A former Denver mayor and Colorado governor, he emphasizes climate and energy policy, public lands, small business, health care, and a pragmatic approach to federal legislation.

Priorities: Lower costs and support Colorado small businesses · Protect public lands, climate, and clean-energy priorities · Use pragmatic bipartisan work on health care and infrastructure

Mark Baisley is Colorado's Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026 and a state senator. His campaign emphasizes conservative fiscal policy, energy, public safety, border security, and a critique of Democratic control in Washington and Colorado.

Priorities: Advance conservative fiscal and regulatory policy · Support energy development and affordability · Strengthen public safety and border security

Jena Griswold is the Democratic nominee for Colorado attorney general, winning the June 30 primary. Colorado's term-limited secretary of state since 2019, she campaigns on defending voting rights, consumer protection, and reproductive rights.

Priorities: Defend voting rights and elections · Consumer protection · Reproductive rights

Michael Allen is the Republican nominee for Colorado attorney general, winning the June 30 primary. The district attorney for the 4th Judicial District (Colorado Springs area), he campaigns on public safety, prosecuting violent crime and fentanyl trafficking, and supporting law enforcement.

Priorities: Public safety and violent-crime prosecution · Combat fentanyl trafficking · Support law enforcement

Amanda Gonzalez is the Democratic nominee for Colorado secretary of state, winning the June 30 primary. The Jefferson County clerk and recorder and a former Colorado Common Cause director, she campaigns on election security, voter access, and government transparency.

Priorities: Election security and voter access · Government transparency · Modernize business and licensing services

James Wiley is the Republican nominee for Colorado secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Celeste Landry is the Colorado Forward Party candidate for Colorado secretary of state, a voting-methods researcher and advocate.

Melissa Richards is an unaffiliated candidate for Colorado secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Jeff Bridges is the Democratic nominee for Colorado treasurer, a state senator from Arapahoe County who has led the Senate's budget-writing work. He campaigns on protecting public funds, retirement security, and fiscal transparency.

Priorities: Protect public funds and pensions · Retirement security for working Coloradans · Fiscal transparency

Kevin J. Grantham is the Republican nominee for Colorado treasurer, a former president of the Colorado Senate and Fremont County commissioner. He campaigns on fiscal restraint, protecting taxpayers, and responsible management of state investments.

Priorities: Fiscal restraint · Protect taxpayers · Responsible state investments