2 candidates are tracked for Colorado House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Clinton Porter and Naquetta Ricks. Candidate information follows official Arapahoe County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Clinton Porter (Republican), Naquetta Ricks (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 40; Naquetta Ricks is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Naquetta Ricks, is on the ballot.
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Republican
Clinton Porter is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Democratic Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Naquetta Ricks is the Democratic state representative for House District 40 in Arapahoe County, where she chairs the Business Affairs & Labor committee and serves on the Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission, per the Colorado General Assembly. She describes herself as a minority business woman on her campaign site, which lists housing affordability, criminal justice reform and health care access among her priorities.
Who is running for Colorado House District 40 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Colorado House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Clinton Porter and Naquetta Ricks. Candidate information follows official Arapahoe County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Colorado House District 40 election in Colorado?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Colorado are on the Colorado election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Arapahoe County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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