2026 United States Senate election in Colorado

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2026 United States Senate election in Colorado
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Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent U.S. senator

John Hickenlooper
Democratic



The 2026 United States Senate election in Colorado will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic senator John Hickenlooper, who was first elected in 2020, has stated that he plans to run for re-election. He has also said that this will be his last campaign for Senate. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Nichole Miner, college student [3]

Endorsements

John Hickenlooper
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Karen Breslin (D)$13,012$6,853$6,159
John Hickenlooper (D)$4,778,005$3,648,740$2,771,347
Source: Federal Election Commission [6]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Declined

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
George Markert (R)$98,564$40,819$57,745
Source: Federal Election Commission [6]

Independent candidates

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Clinton Roosevelt Dale [9]
  • Joshua William Kuebler [10]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Inside Elections [11] Solid DAugust 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report [12] Solid DAugust 18, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [13] Safe DAugust 12, 2025
Race To The WH [14] Safe DSeptember 4, 2025

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sarles, Jesse (August 22, 2024). "Sen. John Hickenlooper says his re-election bid in two years will be his last campaign for Senate". CBS News . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Breslin 2026 U.S. Senate Campaign Seeks Volunteers" (Press release). February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025– via University of Colorado Denver.
  3. ↑ Young, Quentin (April 3, 2025). "Hickenlooper could be vulnerable to a strong primary challenge in 2026". Colorado Newsline . Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "GIFFORDS PAC endorses Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper for reelection". GIFFORDS. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "2026 Election United States Senate - Colorado". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ Luning, Ernest (July 8, 2025). "Republican Janak Joshi files to challenge John Hickenlooper in Colorado's 2026 US Senate race". Colorado Politics . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Paul, Jesse (July 1, 2025). "John Hickenlooper is up for reelection. Colorado Republicans don't really have a candidate to challenge him". The Colorado Sun . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Statement of Candidacy". March 2, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Statement of Candidacy". August 1, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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