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2026 Colorado gubernatorial election
The 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of Colorado . Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis will be term-limited and ineligible to seek reelection. Currently only a few Republicans and Independent individuals have registered their candidacy with the Colorado Secretary of State. Larger named Republicans and Democratic candidates are expected to announce their candidacies in coming years.
Candidates Democratic Party Potential KC Becker , Head of the EPA for the Mountain and Plains region (2021-present), Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives (2019-2021), Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives (2017-2019), Colorado State Representative from District 13 (2013-2021) [1] Janet Buckner , Colorado State Senator from District 28/29 (2021-present), Speaker pro tempore of the Colorado House of Representatives (2019-2021), and Colorado State Representative from District 40 (2015-2021) [2] Daneya Esgar , Pueblo County Commissioner from District 2 (2023-present), Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives (2021-2023), and Colorado State Representative from District 46 (2015-2023) [3] Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez , At-Large Denver City Council member (2023-present) and Colorado State Representative from District 4 (2019-2023) [4] Jena Griswold , Colorado Secretary of State (2019–present) [5] Chris Hansen , Colorado State Senator from District 31 (2020-present), Colorado State Representative from District 6 (2017-2020), and candidate for Denver Mayor in 2023[6] Leslie Herod , Colorado State Representative from District 8 (2017-present) and candidate for Denver Mayor in 2023[7] Mike Johnston , Mayor of Denver (2023–present), Colorado State Senator for District 33 (2009-2017), and Candidate for Governor of Colorado in 2018[8] Cary Kennedy , Colorado State Treasurer (2007-2011) and Candidate for Governor of Colorado in 2018[9] Joe Neguse , House Assistant Democratic Leader (2024-present), Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2021-2024), U.S. Representative for Congressional District 2 (2019–present), Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (2015-2017), and Democratic Nominee for Colorado Secretary of State in 2014[10] Ken Salazar , United States Ambassador to Mexico (2021-present), United States Secretary of the Interior (2009-2013), United States Senator (2005-2009), Attorney General of Colorado (1999-2005), and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (1990-1994) [11] Angela Williams , Colorado State Senator from District 33 (2017-2021), Colorado State Representative from District 7 (2011-2017), and Candidate for United States Senator in 2020[12] Republican Party Declared Independent Declared References
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