Mesa County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
7 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Mesa County races, led by the Member, Colorado State Board of Education, 3rd Congressional District contest.
School board
Member, Colorado State Board of Education, 3rd Congressional DistrictSherri M Wright (R) · Barb Clementi (D)
Sherri M Wright Republican
Sherri M Wright is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Colorado State Board of Education, 3rd Congressional District, per the Colorado Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Barb Clementi Democratic
Barb Clementi is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Colorado State Board of Education, 3rd Congressional District, per the Colorado Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Sherri M Wright (Republican), Barb Clementi (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Colorado State Board of Education, 3rd Congressional District, per the Colorado Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list, which flags no candidate as an incumbent for this seat. This board district follows Colorado's congressional district boundaries and covers a multi-county area, not just this county; only the counties squarely inside the district are listed here.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Mesa County is split across 2 Colorado House districts.
Find your districts by addressColorado House: 2 districtsDistricts 54, 55
Colorado House District 54Jason Bias (R) · Mallory Martin (D)
Jason Bias Republican
Jason Bias is a former Mesa County Republican Party vice chairman and founder of the Colorado Mesa University Turning Point USA chapter, per the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
Mallory Martin Democratic
- Supports lowering the cost of housing, utilities and everyday essentials for working families
- Wants to keep rural clinics and hospitals open so people can get care close to home
- Supports strong public schools, career training and apprenticeships connected to local jobs
Per the campaign site.
About Mallory Martin
Mallory Martin is a candidate for Colorado House District 54, per her campaign site. She grew up in Colorado as the daughter of a construction worker and a teacher, per her campaign site. She has a background in healthcare and community advocacy and has run a small business within Colorado's Medicaid system for eight years, per her campaign site.
Jason Bias (Republican), Mallory Martin (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 54. Not on the November ballot: Matt Soper, the sitting member per the roster. 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.
Full race pageColorado House District 55Rick Taggart (R) · Brittni Packard (D)
Rick Taggart Republican Incumbent
- Focuses on small business, agriculture, water rights, military families, tax cuts and education
Per the campaign site.
About Rick Taggart
Rick Taggart is the incumbent Colorado State Representative for House District 55, per his campaign site. He has served in leadership roles including with Swiss Army Brands, Marmot, the Timberland Company, the Grand Junction Airport Board, Colorado Mesa University and the Grand Junction City Council, per his campaign site. He serves as a full-time member of the Joint Budget Committee, per his campaign site.
Brittni Packard Democratic
- Building grassroots community engagement and collaborative solutions
Per the campaign site.
About Brittni Packard
Brittni Packard is a mother, advocate and community organizer in the Grand Valley who has worked alongside justice-impacted youth, per The Daily Sentinel.
Rick Taggart (Republican), Brittni Packard (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 55; Rick Taggart 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.
Full race pageColorado Senate District 7Janice Rich (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Janice Rich Republican Incumbent
- Promoting economic opportunity and removing regulations
- Protecting rural economies, farmers and ranchers, and Western Slope water and forest resources
- Expanding education options with student-centered funding
Per the campaign site.
About Janice Rich
Janice Rich is a certified professional legal secretary with more than 23 years of legal experience and a former small business owner in secretarial and business support services, per her campaign site. She served as Mesa County Clerk and Recorder from 2003 to 2010, Mesa County Treasurer from 2010 to 2018, and as a state representative for House District 55 from 2019 to 2023 before her election to the Senate, per her campaign site.
Janice Rich (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Colorado Senate District 7; Janice Rich 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. Janice Rich 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.
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Colorado major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary (plurality, no runoffs); minor-party nominees by party assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Colorado prints unopposed candidates; declared write-in candidates are counted but their names never print. Colorado votes by mail: every active voter is mailed a ballot in mid-October.
Who is on the ballot in Mesa County, Colorado on November 3, 2026?
Mesa County sample ballot 2026: see where the member, colorado house and colorado senate candidates stand on schools, jobs and agriculture. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Colorado?
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