Colorado Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Kiros is an attorney and a doctoral student in public policy at the University of Denver, per the campaign site. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, she moved to Denver as a child after her father was selected in the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery, per the campaign site. She studied political science and economics at Washington College in Maryland and earned her law degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2022, then practiced at a law firm in New York City, per the campaign site. She is running as a Democratic Socialist on an affordability platform for Denver, per the campaign site.

Chad Humphrey is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Humphrey is a retired Marine officer and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran whose military service began in 1993, per Campaign site (liberty4the1st.com). Humphrey is a Denver-based technology entrepreneur and self-taught programmer with an MBA in finance and economics from Pepperdine University, per Campaign site (liberty4the1st.com).

Joe Neguse is an attorney who previously led Colorado's consumer protection agency and served on the University of Colorado Board of Regents, according to his campaign site. He is the first African American elected to Congress in Colorado's history and serves as the lead Democrat on the U.S. House Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Kelley Anne Dennison is the Republican candidate for Colorado's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Dennison's campaign platform focuses on environmental conservation and immigration, per Colorado Public Radio. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Gaylon Kent is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Kent, who calls himself 'The Peace Candidate,' works as a hotel clerk and is a Navy veteran, per Campaign site (thefreedomtrain.com). Kent is also an author and columnist with several published books and columns, per Campaign site (thefreedomtrain.com).

Jeff Hurd is a Colorado native and attorney who built a law practice serving rural Colorado organizations including electric cooperatives, counties and school districts, according to his campaign site. He is a husband and father of five, and a former law clerk to a federal appeals court judge who holds an advanced law degree from Columbia Law School.

Clifton Brown was born in Salt Lake City in 1958 and moved with family to Denver in 1971, according to the campaign site. Brown became a carpenter after high school, spending a career framing custom houses, and is now retired, per the same source. Brown is running as an unaffiliated candidate for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District; the campaign site describes collecting petition signatures at college campuses across the district to qualify for the ballot.

Boebert is a member of the U.S. House representing Colorado's 4th District and a mother of four sons, per the campaign site. She has volunteered mentoring incarcerated women at the Garfield County Jail and serves on the House Oversight Committee, per the campaign site. She backed passage of the Pueblo Jobs Act in 2023, which the campaign site says is projected to create 1,000 jobs in southern Colorado, per the campaign site.

Eileen Laubacher is the Democratic candidate for Colorado's 4th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Laubacher is a retired Navy Rear Admiral who served on the White House National Security Council, per Colorado Public Radio. Laubacher is the Democratic nominee challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, per Colorado Public Radio.

Crank was born and raised in southern Colorado and worked on El Paso County community and economic issues for more than 30 years before being elected to represent Colorado's 5th District in Congress, per the campaign site.

Killin is a fourth-generation Coloradan and former U.S. Army Captain and paratrooper who led soldiers overseas on peacekeeping missions; she spent more than a decade at USAA working on military family financial protection, VA home loans, and predatory-lending prevention, and has held leadership roles on Capitol Hill and at the White House, per the campaign site.

Christopher Mitchell is the American Constitution Party candidate for Colorado's 5th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Computer Engineering from New Mexico State University and works as an electrical engineering contractor supporting aerospace technology companies, per Campaign site (patriotcowboyrevolution.com).

Mark Elworth Jr., known as 'Marky Jr,' is described as a longtime activist who began advocating for medical marijuana patient rights in 1995 and later found a political home in the Libertarian movement, according to a candidate profile published by the Libertarian Party of Colorado. Elworth ran for governor of Nebraska as a Libertarian in 2014, per the same source. The Libertarian Party of Colorado is fielding Elworth as its 2026 nominee for Colorado's 5th Congressional District. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Crow grew up in a working-class family, enlisted in the National Guard during high school and later served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Army officer, earning a Bronze Star, per the campaign site. After his military service he practiced law helping Colorado veterans obtain benefits and was recognized as Denver's pro bono Lawyer of the Year, per the campaign site. He was elected to Congress in 2018 and served as an impeachment manager during the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, per the campaign site.

Jason Clark is the Republican candidate for Colorado's 6th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Clark is a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, per Campaign site (jasonclarkuscongress.com). Clark has been an entrepreneur and small business owner in Aurora for more than 30 years, per Campaign site (jasonclarkuscongress.com).

McMahon spent 35 years in federal service at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including as the Region VIII lead for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, per the campaign site. She was selected for a team that reorganized a federal agency and holds a degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver, per the campaign site. She is the Libertarian nominee for Colorado's 6th District and has lived in the district for 26 years, per the campaign site.

Samir Witta is a practicing oncologist and founder of Mountain Blue Cancer Care Center, and previously conducted research at the National Institutes of Health, credited there with discovering the first transcription factor shown to convert a cell into a neuron, according to the campaign site. Witta has also worked on humanitarian projects, including providing education and aid to Syrian refugee children, and founded nonprofits that help cancer patients afford insurance costs and support minority women's health, per the same source. Witta is running as an unaffiliated candidate for Colorado's 6th Congressional District.

Pettersen grew up in a working-class Jefferson County family and was the first in her family to graduate from high school and college, per the campaign site. She served 10 years in the Colorado legislature, where she passed the state's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, authored Colorado's red flag law and chaired the House Education Committee, per the campaign site.

Sallis is a small business owner in Colorado's 7th Congressional District who has coached youth sports and enjoys skiing, motorcycle road racing and private piloting, per the campaign site.

Joe Krzeczkowski is an unaffiliated candidate for U.S. House in Colorado's 7th District. He has a background in engineering and technology and has lived in the district since 2018, per his campaign site.

Gabe Evans served twelve years in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot, followed by more than a decade as an Arvada police officer, according to his campaign site. He was elected to the Colorado State House in 2022 before being elected to Congress, and operates a family farm in Weld County with his wife and two sons.

Rutinel worked as an economist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as a first responder following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico; he grew up in a working-class household, worked at McDonald's during high school, and attended community college before completing his education at a public university, per the campaign site.

Dave Wood is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado's 8th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Wood is a former musician and computer programmer running his campaign on a small budget, per The Colorado Sun.