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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]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Endorsements

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John Hickenlooper
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash 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[5]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • George Markert, AI strategic advisor[6]

Filed paperwork

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Potential

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Declined

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
George Markert (R) $98,564 $40,819 $57,745
Source: Federal Election Commission[5]

Independent candidates

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Candidates

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Filed paperwork

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  • Clinton Roosevelt Dale[8]
  • Joshua William Kuebler[9]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Inside Elections[10] Solid D Feb 20, 2025
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid D Feb 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Safe D Mar 12, 2025
Race To The WH[13] Safe D Apr 27, 2025

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "GIFFORDS PAC endorses Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper for reelection". GIFFORDS. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "2026 Election United States Senate - Colorado". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c 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.
  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. ^ "Statement of Candidacy". March 2, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  9. ^ "Statement of Candidacy". August 1, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  10. ^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  11. ^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  12. ^ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  13. ^ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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Official campaign websites