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Who is on the ballot in 81653?

Routt County, CO

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

20 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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About this preview
County and municipal contests depend on your exact address — use the address lookup below for the full slate. Every race links to official sources on the Colorado voter hub.
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81653 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Routt County races

U.S. House

ZIP 81653 spans District 2 and District 3, so your U.S. House race depends on your street address. Enter a full address to pin down your district, or browse both fields on the Colorado hub.

U.S. Senate
6 candidates
Federal ▾
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John Hickenlooper
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top 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
Key voting record
Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the Senate 64-35 in January 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the Senate 54-46 in March 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
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Mark Baisley
REP
Biography
Baisley worked as an aerospace engineer at Martin Marietta, Hughes, Raytheon, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory before leading a Colorado software company, per the campaign site. He has served in both the Colorado State House and State Senate, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Advance conservative fiscal and regulatory policy
  • Support energy development and affordability
  • Strengthen public safety and border security
Campaign siteFull profile
Bob Chew portrait
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Bob Chew
Biography
Bob Chew is the Forward Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Chew grew up in a middle-class family in Cleveland, Ohio, and served as a naval officer aboard a nuclear submarine, per Campaign profile (coloradoforwardparty.com). Chew built a company from four to 700 employees over three decades and later sold it to its workers through an employee stock ownership structure, per Campaign profile (coloradoforwardparty.com).
Top Priorities
  • Keep the federal government fiscally responsible and living within its means
  • Expand economic opportunity through education and access to resources
  • Support those in genuine need without creating dependency
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Christopher Baum
Biography
Christopher Baum is the Approval Voting Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado 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. Baum is a computer consultant and Navy veteran, per Election2026.net Colorado candidate guide.
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Blake Huber
Biography
Blake Huber is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado 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.
Full profile
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Adam Withrow
Biography
Adam Withrow is the Unity Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list.
Top Priorities
  • Supports transitioning away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy
  • Supports reforming the healthcare system to reduce costs
  • Supports reducing U.S. military intervention abroad
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Governor
7 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Phil Weiser
DEM
Biography
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. He is running with Lesley Dahlkemper as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Colorado Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list.
Top Priorities
  • Lower housing and cost-of-living pressure
  • Protect public lands, water, and air
  • Defend consumer protections and Coloradans' rights
Campaign siteFull profile
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Victor Marx
REP
Biography
Victor Marx is the Republican nominee for Colorado governor, a Marine veteran and nonprofit founder. He faces Democrat Phil Weiser in November. He is running with George Washington Markert as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Colorado Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list.
Top Priorities
  • Public safety and combating fentanyl and trafficking
  • Lower taxes and cost of living
  • Support for families and veterans
Campaign siteFull profile
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Stephen T. Hamilton
Biography
Stephen T. Hamilton is the American Constitution Party candidate for Colorado governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. The ticket's lieutenant governor candidate is James K Treibert, per the same list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026. Hamilton is the American Constitution Party candidate for governor of Colorado, running with James Karl "Jim" Treibert as his lieutenant governor candidate, per KDVR.
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Eric Mulder
Biography
Eric Mulder is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. The ticket's lieutenant governor candidate is Wayne Harlos, per the same list. Mulder is a U.S. Army veteran and security guard from Aurora, per KDVR. Mulder is a small business owner running as the Libertarian nominee for governor, per KDVR.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Jeff Peckman
Biography
Jeff Peckman is the Unity Party of Colorado candidate for Governor, running with Tijani "T.J." Cole for Lieutenant Governor, per his campaign site. His platform focuses on solutions to reduce air pollution, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Focuses on reducing air pollution in Colorado, per campaign site
Campaign siteFull profile
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Erik Underwood
Biography
Erik Underwood is running for Colorado Governor on the Approval Voting Party line. He is Chairman of Illmatic Ventures and CEO of the technology companies My24HourNews.com and Vurbil, and previously worked in the U.S. Senate and as a student intern in the Atlanta City Solicitor's Office, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Support affordable home loan programs
  • Fund a child care program for Colorado families
  • Support free college and trade school access
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Greg Lopez
Biography
Greg Lopez joined the U.S. Air Force at 17 and served four years before moving to Colorado, per his campaign site. He later served as Mayor and city manager of Parker, Colorado, and previously served as a U.S. Representative for Colorado's 4th District, per the campaign site. He now lives in Elizabeth, Colorado, and is running for Governor of Colorado, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Supports zero-based budgeting for the state budget
  • Supports increasing construction of starter homes to improve housing affordability
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Jena Griswold
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Defend voting rights and elections
  • Consumer protection
  • Reproductive rights
Campaign siteFull profile
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Michael Allen
REP
Biography
Michael Allen is the elected District Attorney in Colorado's Fourth Judicial District, covering El Paso and Teller counties, first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2024, per his campaign site. He served eight years in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electronics Technician and previously worked as a consumer protection prosecutor in the Kansas Attorney General's Office, per the campaign site. He is running for Colorado Attorney General, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Public safety and violent-crime prosecution
  • Combat fentanyl trafficking
  • Support law enforcement
Campaign siteFull profile
Secretary of State
5 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Amanda Gonzalez
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Election security and voter access
  • Government transparency
  • Modernize business and licensing services
Campaign siteFull profile
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James Wiley
REP
Biography
James Wiley was born in Colorado Springs and later moved to Pueblo, Colorado, graduating from Pueblo County High School in 2011, per his campaign site. He attended CU Boulder and later earned a Management and Marketing degree and an MBA from CSU-Pueblo, per the campaign site. He served as Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of Colorado in 2024 and 2025 before switching to the Republican Party, and is running for Colorado Secretary of State, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Eliminate electronic voting machines statewide, per Rocky Mountain Voice
Campaign siteFull profile
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Celeste Landry
Biography
Celeste Landry is the Forward Party candidate for Colorado Secretary of State, per her campaign site. She describes a long history of involvement in election administration issues and has campaigned across Colorado's counties, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Focuses her campaign on election integrity and voting access
  • Supports the Forward Party's pledge on representation reform
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Sean Vadney
Biography
Sean Vadney is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Vadney is a 25-year-old musician, small business owner, and entertainment industry professional from Highlands Ranch, per Colorado Public Radio. Vadney has been active in the Libertarian Party of Colorado since 2019, per Colorado Public Radio.
Top Priorities
  • Ensure secure, straightforward voting procedures with fraud-prevention measures
  • Make starting and running a business easier and more affordable for Coloradans
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Amanda Campbell
Biography
Amanda Campbell is the American Constitution Party candidate for Colorado secretary of state 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. Campbell works as a program secretary for Meals on Wheels of Mesa County in Grand Junction, per iVoterGuide.
Full profile
Treasurer
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Jeff Bridges
DEM
Biography
Bridges is a Colorado State Senator who chairs the Joint Budget Committee and previously worked for U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, per the campaign site. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and later worked as an associate vice president at Union Theological Seminary, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Protect public funds and pensions
  • Retirement security for working Coloradans
  • Fiscal transparency
Campaign siteFull profile
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Kevin J. Grantham
REP
Biography
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. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Fiscal restraint
  • Protect taxpayers
  • Responsible state investments
Full profile
JB
Jodie Barr
Biography
Jodie Barr is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado state treasurer 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. Barr is the Libertarian Party nominee for Colorado State Treasurer, per Libertarian Party of Colorado.
Full profile
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Marilee Langner Sturgis
Biography
Marilee Langner Sturgis is the Approval Voting Party candidate for Colorado state treasurer 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.
Full profile
Colorado Judicial Retention
8 candidates
Statewide ▾
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William W. Hood III
INCUMBENT
Biography
Hood earned a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, then practiced law and served ten years as a prosecutor in the 18th Judicial District Attorney's office before becoming a Denver District Court judge in 2007, per the court's official biography. Governor John Hickenlooper appointed him to the Colorado Supreme Court in 2013, and he was retained by voters in 2016.
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John Daniel Dailey
INCUMBENT
Biography
Dailey earned his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and worked at the Colorado Attorney General's Office from 1978 to 2000, including as First Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, per the court's official biography. Governor Bill Owens appointed him to the Court of Appeals in January 2000.
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Elizabeth L. Harris
INCUMBENT
Biography
Harris earned her law degree from New York University School of Law, clerked for a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals judge, and worked in the Office of the Federal Public Defender before entering private practice at Husch Blackwell LLP, per the court's official biography. Governor John Hickenlooper appointed her to the Court of Appeals on July 23, 2015.
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Rebecca R. Freyre
INCUMBENT
Biography
Freyre earned her law degree from the University of Denver College of Law and worked as a Deputy State Public Defender in the Arapahoe County trial office and then the appellate division from 1991 to 2015, per the court's official biography. Governor John Hickenlooper appointed her to the Court of Appeals on September 18, 2015.
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Karl L. Schock
INCUMBENT
Biography
Schock has served on the Colorado Court of Appeals since 2022, per the Colorado Judicial Branch's official judge roster.
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Katharine E. Lum
INCUMBENT
Biography
Lum has served on the Colorado Court of Appeals since 2022 and is the liaison to the 15th Judicial District, per the Colorado Judicial Branch's official judge roster.
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Pax Moultrie
INCUMBENT
Biography
Pax Moultrie is a sitting Colorado Court of Appeals judge facing a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Colorado Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. No further biographical detail was independently verified as of September 23, 2026.
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Grant Sullivan
INCUMBENT
Biography
Grant Sullivan is a sitting Colorado Court of Appeals judge facing a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Colorado Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. No further biographical detail was independently verified as of September 23, 2026.
About this race
Retention vote: each judge appears alone with a yes-or-no question on keeping the seat. 117 more district or county retention judges depend on your address: see /judges/colorado.

Countywide races in Routt County

ZIP 81653 sits in Routt County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Routt County races (3).

Member, University of Colorado Board of Regents, 2nd Congressional District
3 candidates
County ▾
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Marty Neilson
REP
Biography
Marty Neilson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, University of Colorado Board of Regents, 2nd 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.
Full profile
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Edie Hooton
DEM
Biography
Edie Hooton is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, University of Colorado Board of Regents, 2nd 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.
Full profile
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Richard Friend
Biography
Richard Friend is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, University of Colorado Board of Regents, 2nd 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.
Full profile
About this race
Marty Neilson (Republican), Edie Hooton (Democratic), Richard Friend (Libertarian) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, University of Colorado Board of Regents, 2nd 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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