2026 Colorado gubernatorial election

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2026 Colorado gubernatorial election
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Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent Governor

Jared Polis
Democratic



The 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Announcement pending

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Phil Weiser

Statewide officials

Individuals

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jena
Griswold		Joe
Neguse		Ken
Salazar		Phil
Weiser		OtherUndecided
Healthier Colorado/Magellan Strategies [10] December 4–9, 2024630 (LV)± 3.9%16%20%11%8%8%37%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Stevan Gess [14]
  • Jon Gray-Ginsberg, candidate for governor in 2022 [15]
  • Robin Jones [16]

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Other Parties

American Constitution

Filed paperwork

  • Stephen Hamilton [18]

Independents

Filed paperwork

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [21] Solid DJanuary 23, 2025
Inside Elections [22] Solid DFebruary 6, 2025

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ↑ Paul, Jesse (January 2, 2025). "Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser launches 2026 campaign for governor". The Colorado Sun . Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Solender, Andrew; Frank, John; Neukam, Stephen. "Scoop: Michael Bennet to launch bid for Colorado governor". Axios. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Zelinger, Marshall (December 16, 2024). "Poll shows Rep. Joe Neguse leading Democratic candidates in race for Colorado governor". KUSA . Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Paul, Jesse (January 20, 2025). "Scott Bottoms, Republican state representative, will run for Colorado governor in 2026". The Colorado Sun . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Cotton, Anthony (March 21, 2025). "Interview: Colorado's Ken Salazar on trade with Mexico, border security, cartels, and what he calls the Gulf". Colorado Public Radio . Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ Frank, John (March 10, 2025). "Jason Crow takes top Dem post, won't seek Colorado governor's office". Axios . Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ Paul, Jesse (February 27, 2025). "Crisanta Duran, a former Colorado House speaker, jumps into 2026 race for attorney general". The Colorado Sun . Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ Paul, Jesse (April 7, 2025). "Jena Griswold is running to be Colorado's next attorney general". The Colorado Sun . Retrieved April 7, 2025. Griswold was also considering a 2026 bid to be Colorado's next governor. But those plans changed in the wake of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet's expected gubernatorial candidacy.
  9. ↑ Zornio, Trish (April 1, 2024). "Zornio: These 6 women could replace Jared Polis in 2026. They're not who you think". The Colorado Sun . Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024. Johnston has promised not to [run for governor] on the heels of his election.
  10. ↑ Zelinger, Marshall (November 16, 2024). "Poll shows Rep. Joe Neguse leading Democratic candidates in race for Colorado governor". KUSA . Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ Birkeland, Bente (March 3, 2025). "Mark Baisley becomes second Republican state lawmaker to enter Colorado's 2026 race for governor". The Colorado Sun . Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ Metzger, Hannah (January 22, 2025). "Third Time's the Charm? Jason Clark Is Running for Colorado Governor...Again". Westword . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  13. ↑ Watson, Lauren (March 13, 2025). "Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell running for Colorado governor". KKTV . Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Candidate registration for Steven Gass on Colorado Secretary of State TRACER". Colorado Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Candidate registration for Jon Gray-Ginsburg on Colorado Secretary of State TRACER". Colorado Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Candidate registration for Robin Jones on Colorado Secretary of State TRACER". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  17. 1 2 Pols, Colorado (November 18, 2024). "Peace Out, 2024: The 2026 Big Line is Here". Colorado Pols. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Candidate registration for Stephen Hamilton on Colorado Secretary of State TRACER". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Candidate registration for Rev Willow Collamer on Colorado Secretary of State TRACER". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  20. ↑ Kenney, Andrew (August 20, 2024). "The multimillionaire who reshaped Colorado's electoral system wants to make even bigger changes". Colorado Public Radio . Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024. During a recent interview at his mansion in Cherry Hills Village, Thiry said he would not run for the state's highest office.
  21. ↑ "2026 CPR Governor Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
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