Denver County, Colorado

Colorado Senate District 31

One candidate is tracked for Colorado Senate District 31 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Matt Ball. Candidate information follows official Denver County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Matt Ball (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Colorado Senate District 31; Matt Ball 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. Matt Ball is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Colorado ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Matt Ball, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Matt Ball

Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities

Housing affordability
Connecting people with severe addiction and mental illness to services
Housing, climate and transportation policy shaped by his city policy work

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Matt Ball is the Democratic state senator for Senate District 31 in Denver County, a military veteran and attorney who served in the Army's 75th Ranger Regiment with four deployments, attended Stanford Law School on the GI Bill and practiced criminal-justice law in Denver, per his campaign site. He most recently served as Denver's Director of Policy, where he created the Roads to Recovery program connecting people with severe addiction and mental illness to services, and now serves as Vice Chair of the Transportation & Energy committee, per the Colorado General Assembly.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Colorado Senate District 31 in 2026?

When is the Colorado Senate District 31 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 Denver County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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