2026 Federal Candidates

Colorado

Candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election found so far, with how each name was checked.

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This list is not an endorsement and is not yet complete. Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in ballot order; write-in candidates are listed last. Party labels are shown as the source reported them. As of October 26, 2026, it covers the U.S. Senate race and 8 of Colorado’s 8 U.S. House districts.

Confirm with your official sample ballot from your county or local election office (find it at vote.gov). See how each name was checked.

U.S. Senate

Candidate Party (as reported) How it was checked
Mark Baisley Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Christopher Baum Approval Voting Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Bob Chew Forward Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
John Hickenlooper Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Blake Huber Libertarian Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Adam Withrow Unity Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Ryan Apelbaum (write-in, not printed on ballot) Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Will Powers (write-in, not printed on ballot) Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Donald Willoughby (write-in, not printed on ballot) Unaffiliated Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)

U.S. House, District 1

Candidate Party (as reported) How it was checked
Shimon Blau Unaffiliated Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Chad Humphrey Libertarian Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Melat Kiros Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Critter Milton Unity Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Christy Peterson Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Stephen Replin (write-in, not printed on ballot) Unaffiliated Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Kevin StClair (write-in, not printed on ballot) Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
John Wren (write-in, not printed on ballot) Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)

U.S. House, District 2

Candidate Party (as reported) How it was checked
Kelley Anne Dennison Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Gaylon Kent Libertarian Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Joe Neguse Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)

U.S. House, District 3

Candidate Party (as reported) How it was checked
Clifton Brown Unaffiliated Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Jeff Hurd Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Cory Robertson Libertarian Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Dwayne L. Romero Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)

U.S. House, District 4

Candidate Party (as reported) How it was checked
Lauren Boebert Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Eileen Laubacher Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Douglas Mangeris Libertarian Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Luis Galvan (write-in, not printed on ballot) Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)

U.S. House, District 5

Candidate Party (as reported) How it was checked
Jeff Crank Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Mark "Marky Jr" Elworth Libertarian Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Jessica Killin Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Christopher Mitchell American Constitution Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Steven Fuller (write-in, not printed on ballot) Unaffiliated Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)

U.S. House, District 6

Candidate Party (as reported) How it was checked
Jason Clark Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Jason Crow Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Patty McMahon Libertarian Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Meredith Ryan Unity Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Samir Ezzeldin Witta Unaffiliated Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)

U.S. House, District 7

Candidate Party (as reported) How it was checked
Tim Bennett Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Lawrence Kyle Clark American Constitution Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Susan Hall Unity Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Joe Krzeczkowski Unaffiliated Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Brittany Pettersen Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Dan "Kilo" Sallis Libertarian Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)

U.S. House, District 8

Candidate Party (as reported) How it was checked
Gabe Evans Republican Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Manny Rutinel Democratic Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)
Dave Wood Libertarian Party Official candidate list
Source: Colorado Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Official Candidate List (certified Sep 4) (2026-09-04)

Source Notes for Colorado

These notes from our research explain what each source above does and does not confirm. They use some election-office shorthand: “SOS” means the Secretary of State, “secondary” means a non-government source, and “pending” means not yet checked.

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