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As of September 23, 2026

Colorado

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As of September 23, 2026

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Colorado General

November 03, 2026
Voting Information

Early voting begins October 19 and ends November 2, 2026.

Polls are from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

The Colorado candidate list is subject to change while the Secretary of State completes verification of independent candidates. 


FEDERAL
U.S. Senator





U.S. Rep., Dist. 1




U.S. Rep., Dist. 3



U.S. Rep., Dist. 5



U.S. Rep., Dist. 6




U.S. Rep., Dist. 7






STATEWIDE
Governor






Secretary of State



State Treasurer




STATE

State Senate, Dist. 7

Janice Rich

Republican | CO

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State Senate, Dist. 31

Matt Ball

Democrat | CO

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State Senate, Dist. 35



State Rep., Dist. 10

Junie Joseph

Democrat | CO

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State Rep., Dist. 11

Karen McCormick

Democrat | CO

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State Rep., Dist. 20

Jarvis Caldwell

Republican | CO

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State Rep., Dist. 28

David Rein

Democrat | CO

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State Rep., Dist. 35

Lorena Garcia

Democrat | CO

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State Rep., Dist. 38



State Rep., Dist. 41

Jamie Jackson

Democrat | CO

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State Rep., Dist. 42

Sarah Amelia Woodson

Democrat | CO

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State Rep., Dist. 63

Dusty Johnson

Republican | CO

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State Rep., Dist. 65

Lori Garcia Sander

Republican | CO

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BALLOT MEASURES

Amendment 81

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  A "NO" vote represents liberal position

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Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution requiring law enforcement to notify the department of homeland security when a person is charged with either a violent crime or any crime if the person has a prior felony conviction if law enforcement cannot determine that the person is lawfully present in the United States?

Amendment 84

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Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution requiring a voter to sign and include the last four digits of their social security number or their Colorado driver’s license or identification card number on the outside of their mail ballot for any federal or state election, and, in connection therewith, allowing the voter to correct missing or incorrect information, including with alternative forms of identification; and prohibiting a county clerk and recorder from counting the mail ballot unless the problem is fixed?

Amendment 85

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Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning ballot question language, and, in connection therewith, requiring all state and local ballot questions to be written in plain language and at no more than an 8th grade reading level and prohibiting a state statute from requiring language that conflicts with these requirements in ballot questions for citizen-initiated measures?

Amendment 86

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Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning congressional redistricting, and, in connection therewith, reenacting the current process for congressional redistricting in the Colorado Constitution and prohibiting modifications to a final map unless at least three public meetings are held, the modifications do not have the effect of dividing communities of interest or purposefully favoring one political party, and are approved by the congressional redistricting commission and the Colorado Supreme Court?

Amendment 87

If both Amendment 87 and Proposition 136 pass, the one with the most votes will become law.

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Shall state taxes be increased $2.7 billion annually, in order to increase or improve levels of public services, including K-12 public school education, health care, and early child care and education services, by an amendment to the Colorado constitution and a change to the Colorado revised statutes repealing existing law and creating new law to replace the uniform state income tax rate with a graduated income tax structure, and, in connection therewith, amending the taxpayer’s bill of rights to eliminate the constitutional requirement for all taxable net income to be taxed at one rate with no added tax on income; establishing various income tax rates based on the amount of taxable income earned by individuals, estates, trusts, and corporations, while maintaining the current 4.4% tax on income from the sale of a principal residence, which will result in the estimated change in income taxes owed by individuals as identified in the following table; and authorizing the state to retain and spend any increased revenue from the new tax structure, as a voter-approved revenue change, to supplement current levels of funding for K-12 public school education, health care, and early child care and education programs? 

Change in Income Taxes Owed by Income Category

Income Categories

Current Average Income Tax Owed

Proposed Average Income Tax Owed

Proposed Change in Average Income Tax Owed if Passed + or -

$25,000 or less

$59

$50

-$9

$25,001 - $50,000

$751

$632

-$119

$50,001 - $100,000

$1,877

$1,666

-$210

$100,001 - $200,000

$4,126

$3,828

-$298

$200,001 - $500,000

$9,344

$9,019

-$325

$500,001 - $1,000,000

$19,288

$18,963

-$325

$1,000,001 - $2,000,000

$29,432

$34,196

+$4,764

$2,000,001 - $5,000,000

$41,196

$55,110

+$13,914

Income categories use adjusted gross income reported to the federal Internal Revenue Service.

Proposition NN

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Shall state investment in K-12 public education increase two percent each year for the next ten years, with investments used to increase teacher pay, improve teacher retention, lower class sizes, and increase access to career and technical courses, without raising taxes but instead funded by raising the annual limit on state fiscal year spending only by the amount spent on public K-12 education as a voter-approved revenue change, and requiring an annual publicly released, independent audit to show how the new investments are spent?

Proposition 132

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Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning criminal penalties for fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids, and, in connection therewith, increasing the felony classifications of drug-related crimes for distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale, or possession of fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids; creating mandated treatment for certain drug felony violations based on possession amount; and changing sentencing provisions to narrow or eliminate exemptions for crimes related to fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids and drug-related deaths?

Proposition 133

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Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes modifying existing law concerning human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude, and, in connection therewith, creating new law expanding human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude to include knowingly trading anything of monetary value to buy or sell sexual activity with a minor and increasing the penalty to be life in prison without parole or release?

Proposition 134

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Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating new law restricting participation in all K-12 and collegiate school sports based on the participant’s sex as determined by certain aspects of their biological reproductive system, and, in connection therewith, requiring a school, institution of higher education, or athletic association to designate each school or intramural athletic team or sport as male, female, or coeducational; only allowing participants to compete on the team or sport of their designated sex or to compete on a coeducational team; creating an exception to allow a female to participate on a male-designated team or sport if there is no female team available; prohibiting a government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking other adverse action against a school for maintaining separate teams or sports for females; and providing the commissioner of education with the authority to enforce the proposed initiative for K-12 school districts?

Proposition 135

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Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes modifying existing law by prohibiting surgery on a minor for the purpose of altering the minor’s biological sex characteristics, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting any health-care professional or other person from knowingly performing, prescribing, administering, or providing any surgery to a minor for the purpose of altering the minor’s biological sex characteristics and prohibiting the use of state or federal funds, Medicaid reimbursement, or insurance coverage to pay for this type of surgery?

Proposition 136

If both Amendment 87 and Proposition 136 pass, the one with the most votes will become law.

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Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes capping the state income tax rate at 4.4% of federal taxable income for individuals and corporations?


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