2026 Colorado Elections
Tracking Republican primaries, Democratic challengers, and ballot issues across Colorado ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Coverage Timeline
In its 50th year, the Colorado Union of Taxpayers grades lawmakers ahead of the June 30 primary
CUT president Kim Monson read the highest and lowest 2026 scores in both chambers and tied the ratings to a November ballot measure that would loosen TABOR and a proposed…
Two November ballot measures take aim at TABOR and Colorado’s flat income tax
The Colorado Union of Taxpayers is sounding the alarm on a referred K-12 funding measure and a proposed graduated income tax.
Outside money floods Colorado’s June 30 statehouse primaries
Sportsbook cash and undisclosed donors are pouring into Colorado's primaries to beat insurgent candidates in both parties. Ballots are due 7 p.m. June 30.
Danielle Lammon seeks GOP nod to challenge Sen. Tom Sullivan in Senate District 27
The Aurora nonprofit founder and small-business owner is running in a contested June 30 Republican primary against Darryl Gibbs for the chance to face the incumbent Democrat in November.
Pfiffner warns two November measures would curb TABOR refunds and end Colorado’s flat tax
On the Kim Monson Show, TABOR Foundation chairman Penn Pfiffner said a referred K-12 funding measure and a graduated-income-tax initiative could together raise Colorado taxes by about $3 billion a…
Colorado’s Aug. 1 firearm permit law hands the live discretion to sheriffs and DOR
SB25-003 takes effect Aug. 1, 2026. The people who decide how it lands sit in county sheriffs' offices and a Department of Revenue division, with the 2026 attorney general race…
Varela says Colorado GOP must train working-class candidates to win statewide
On The Kim Monson Show, two-tour Iraq War veteran and former state board of education member Stephen Varela argues Pueblo County is the blueprint and the consultant class is the…
Hanks, Bottoms, Willson sue to bar unaffiliated voters from Colorado GOP primary
Three Republican primary candidates ask a Denver judge to stop the Secretary of State from sending Republican ballots to unaffiliated voters, with a hearing set for Thursday, two days before…
Lopez picks Romero for independent lieutenant governor run
Greg Lopez named Taralyn Romero his running mate on an unaffiliated ticket for Colorado governor, with statewide petition circulation set to begin Thursday, May 14.
Willson runs for Colorado AG, pledges to end Weiser’s Trump lawsuits
The retired Army JAG officer and former Tina Peters attorney cleared the Republican state assembly with roughly 35 percent of delegates; he pledges to drop the Colorado AG's 64 suits…
Collins emerges as sole Republican for open SD4 seat, calls for state-level DOGE audit
Spartan Defense owner Teddy Collins says he cleared the April Republican assembly as the lone candidate on the June primary ballot for Colorado Senate District 4, and he is tying…
Colorado Democrats one seat away from supermajority in both legislative chambers
A single seat flip in either the House or Senate would hand Democrats the power to override gubernatorial vetoes and refer constitutional amendments to the ballot without Republican support.
Three Protect Kids Colorado ballot initiatives qualify for November election
A grassroots petition drive collected more than 500,000 signatures to place measures on child sex trafficking, youth sports, and minor surgery on the 2026 ballot.
Trump-endorsed Scheppelman challenges Hurd over 730,000-acre public land lockup
Navy veteran and former Colorado GOP vice chair Hope Scheppelman is targeting Rep. Jeff Hurd's sponsorship of the bipartisan GORP Act as a central issue in the CD3 Republican primary,…
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2026 Colorado Legislative Session
Tighter gun rules and other new Colorado laws take effect July 1
TABOR & Colorado Fiscal Policy
In its 50th year, the Colorado Union of Taxpayers grades lawmakers ahead of the June 30 primary
