Election 2026

Governor / Lieutenant Governor

On the Nov. 3 ballot in Larimer and Weld counties.

The office

[T]he supreme executive power of the state shall be vested in the governor, who shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.

From Legislative Council Staff, quoting the Colorado Constitution, Article IV, Section 2.

On the ballotVote for one

  • Victor MarxGeorge Washington MarkertRepublican
  • Phil WeiserLesley DahlkemperDemocraticNow Attorney General
  • Stephen T. HamiltonJames K TreibertAmerican Constitution
  • Eric MulderWayne HarlosLibertarian
  • Jeff PeckmanT.J. ColeUnity
  • Erik UnderwoodFrank AtwoodApproval Voting
  • Greg LopezTaralyn RomeroUnaffiliated

Names are in the ballot's order.

Campaign money

Raised, spent and on hand are the Secretary of State's summary of each candidate's committee for this race, in the ballot's order. The donors are from the committees' filings since Jan. 1, 2025: a donor is named here when any one gift was $200 or more.

CandidateRaisedRaised, drawn to scaleSpentOn hand
Victor MarxGeorge Washington Markert$4,445,703$4,145,662$242,844
Phil WeiserLesley Dahlkemper$9,131,772$8,694,205$437,567
Stephen T. HamiltonJames K TreibertNothing reported
Eric MulderWayne Harlos$4,260$4,260$0
Jeff PeckmanT.J. Cole$0$240$0
Erik UnderwoodFrank Atwood$2,298$0$2,298
Greg LopezTaralyn Romero$127,686$186,073$14,845

As printed in the document it was read from. Money from TRACER, the Secretary of State's campaign finance system (read 4:01 a.m.).