Colorado 2026 Election Results: Weiser Elected Governor as Democrats Sweep Statewide Offices

Colorado voted in the 2026 midterm elections on November 3, and the results below are the collective choice of the state's voters. According to the Colorado Secretary of State's semi-official count and Associated Press race calls, Democrats won the governorship and every statewide constitutional office: Phil Weiser was elected governor and Sen. John Hickenlooper was reelected. Five U.S. House seats have been called, all for Democrats, with three still uncalled, and 3 of the 14 statewide ballot measures have been called. The full list follows.

Governor and U.S. Senator

Governor: Phil Weiser (D), 1,319,781 votes, 60.9%, elected. Gov. Jared Polis was term-limited; Weiser is his successor. Called by the AP.

Governor, other candidates: Victor Marx (R), 728,650 votes, 33.6%; Greg Lopez (unaffiliated), 60,227 votes; Eric Mulder (Libertarian), 33,080 votes.

U.S. Senator: John Hickenlooper (D), 1,310,937 votes, 60.2%, reelected. Called by the AP.

U.S. Senate, other candidates: Mark Baisley (R), 773,936 votes, about 35.6%. The state's other senator, Michael Bennet, was not up this year; his seat is next contested in 2028.

Other Statewide Offices

Attorney General: Jena Griswold (D), 1,251,725 votes, 58.5%, elected. Called by the AP.

Secretary of State: Amanda Gonzalez (D), 1,285,055 votes, 59.8%, elected. Called by the AP. She is reported to be Colorado's first Latino secretary of state.

Treasurer: Jeff Bridges (D), about 58.5%, elected; Kevin Grantham (R) took about 39.1%. Called by the AP.

In sum, Democrats took all four statewide constitutional offices: governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.

Ballot Measures

The ballot carried 14 statewide measures: Amendments 81-87 and Proposition NN plus Propositions 132-137. Amendments 81-86 require 55% to pass; Amendment 87 and the propositions require a simple majority. Three have been called; the other 11 are listed below with their current standings only.

Amendment 81: Require law enforcement to coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security on immigration status. Yes 45.0%, below the 55% threshold, trailing, not yet called.

Amendment 82: Establish a constitutional right to buy and sell natural gas. Yes 46.1%, below the threshold, trailing, not yet called.

Amendment 83: Establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish. Yes 44.8%, below the threshold, trailing, not yet called.

Amendment 84: Require mail ballot envelopes to carry a signature and ID number. No 63.4% — rejected. Called by the AP.

Amendment 85: Require ballot measures to be written in plain language. Yes 50.8% leads but is below the 55% threshold, so it fails on the current count; not yet called.

Amendment 86: Clarify procedures for off-cycle congressional redistricting. Yes 46.6%, below the threshold, trailing, not yet called.

Amendment 87: Replace the flat 4.4% income tax with graduated rates of 3.71%-8.41%. Yes 50.5%, leading, not yet called (simple majority required).

Proposition NN: Raise the TABOR revenue cap so the state may retain revenue for K-12 education and other purposes. Yes 55.4% — passed. Called by the AP.

Proposition 132: Increase penalties for fentanyl crimes. Yes 52.7%, leading, not yet called.

Proposition 133: Life imprisonment for sex trafficking of minors. Yes 61.8% — passed. Called by the AP.

Proposition 134: Require school sports participation by biological sex. Yes 52.4%, leading, not yet called.

Proposition 135: Ban gender-affirming surgery for minors. Yes 51.9%, leading, not yet called.

Proposition 136: Cap personal and corporate income tax rates at 4.4%. Yes 47.3%, trailing, not yet called.

Proposition 137: Dedicate sporting-goods sales tax revenue to environmental conservation. Yes 50.3%, leading, not yet called.

U.S. House

Overview: the state has 8 seats, split 4-4 before the election. Five have been called, all for Democrats; three remain uncalled and the final party split is undecided.

District 1: Melat Kiros (D), 78.3%, elected, succeeding fellow Democrat Diana DeGette — not a flip. Kiros is Colorado's first self-described socialist elected to Congress and is reported to be the first Gen Z woman in Congress.

District 2: Joe Neguse (D), 74.8%, reelected.

District 3: not yet called. Incumbent Jeff Hurd (R), 48.6%, leads Dwayne Romero (D), 48.2%, by 1,211 votes.

District 4: not yet called. Eileen Laubacher (D), 49.2%, leads incumbent Lauren Boebert (R), 47.7%.

District 5: not yet called. Jessica Killin (D), 51.6%, leads incumbent Jeff Crank (R), 45.3%.

District 6: Jason Crow (D), 66.1%, reelected.

District 7: Brittany Pettersen (D), 61.0%, reelected.

District 8: Manny Rutinel (D), 55.5%, defeated incumbent Gabe Evans (R), 40.8% — a flip from Republican to Democratic. Called by the AP.

Chinese American / Asian American winners: none among the five called House winners.

State Legislature

State Senate: Democratic control, no flip. Democrats held 23 seats to the Republicans' 12 before the election; the count points to 24-11, a two-thirds supermajority, with final numbers pending all calls.

State House: Democratic control, no flip. Democrats held 43 seats to 22; the count points to as many as 49 Democratic seats, with final numbers pending.

Chinese American winner: Kevin Leung (D) defeated incumbent Republican state Sen. John Carson by about 52.5% to 47.6% in State Senate District 30. Leung has said he immigrated from Hong Kong 38 years ago.

All figures are from the Colorado Secretary of State's semi-official count and AP calls as of the morning of November 4. Mail ballots are still being counted; uncalled contests are listed with their current leaders only, and final results are subject to official certification. GSM will update this list as the remaining races are called.

Related: 2026 midterm results: all 50 states

Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

Photo: 图片来源：科罗拉多州议会大厦（Denver），CC BY 4.0（Wikimedia Commons）

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