Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Election 2026
Every contest, judge and measure on the ballots in Larimer and Weld counties, in the ballots' own words. Ballots are due by 7 p.m. on Election Day; a postmark does not count.
Larimer and Weld counties
Johnstown
Voting by mail
- From Oct. 2Ballots go out by mail to every registered voter in both counties.
- Oct. 26The last day Larimer County recommends returning a ballot by mail; after it, use a drop box or a vote center.
- Nov. 3, by 7 p.m.Election Day. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m.; a postmark does not count.
Drop boxes, vote centers and ballot tracking: Larimer County Elections and Weld County Elections.
Depends on where you liveJohnstown
The Larimer and Weld County ballots also carry 9 local measures that no record here ties to a town. See the whole ballot
The legislature15 contests
State Senator
- Jamie JefferyDemocratic
- Byron PeltonRepublicanIncumbent
Weld County
- Rob WoodwardRepublican
- Janice MarchmanDemocraticIncumbent
Larimer County
- Katie WallaceDemocraticIncumbent
- Pat MillerRepublican
Weld County
- Paul KohlhoffRepublican
- William LindstedtDemocraticIncumbent
- Mark Philip BromleyUnaffiliated
Weld County
State Representative
- Dan WoogRepublicanIncumbent
- Jillaire McMillanDemocratic
Weld County
- Kenny Van NguyenDemocraticIncumbent
- Nate JorgensenRepublican
Weld County
- Carlos BarronRepublicanIncumbent
- Dez PackardDemocratic
- Eric E. JossLibertarian
Weld County
- Michael SheperekRepublican
- Lesley SmithDemocraticIncumbent
Larimer County
- Ryan GonzalezRepublicanIncumbent
- Tommy ButlerDemocratic
Weld County
- Amy ParksRepublican
- Jacki MarshDemocratic
Larimer County
- Yara ZokaieDemocraticIncumbent
- Steve YurashCenter
Larimer County
- Daniel FrickRepublican
- Andy BoeseneckerDemocraticIncumbent
Larimer County
- Dusty JohnsonRepublicanIncumbent
Weld County
- Maureen (Mo) DowerDemocratic
- Scott L. SlaughRepublicanIncumbent
- Lori Garcia SanderRepublicanIncumbent
Regional Transportation District1 contest
Regional Transportation District Director
- Michael Farrington
- Jessica Sandgren
Weld County
County offices15 contests
Larimer County
County Commissioner
- Shane AtkinsonDemocratic
- Marc RobersonRepublican
- Stephen FowlerCenter
- Tina HarrisRepublicanIncumbent
- Kenneth ForsytheDemocratic
- Joann GinalDemocratic
- Steve OlsonRepublican
- Patrick EdwardsRepublican
- Bob OverbeckDemocraticIncumbent
- Sam BradleyForward
- John J. FeyenRepublicanIncumbent
- Tom DonnellyRepublicanIncumbent
- Stephen HanksDemocraticIncumbent
Weld County
County Commissioner
- Rudy SantosRepublican
- Jason A MariniRepublicanIncumbent
- Matt TurnerRepublican
- Fabian RodriguezUnaffiliated
County and district judges8 judges
Each question asks whether the judge should be retained in office: yes or no.
County Court Judge - Larimer
- Katharine "Jenny" Ellison
Meets performance standards, 8-0
- Thomas L. Lynch
Meets performance standards, 8-0
- Matthew R. Zehe
Meets performance standards, 8-0
District Court Judge - 19th Judicial District
- Audrey A. Galloway
Meets performance standards, 8-0
- Timothy Gerard Kerns
Meets performance standards, 8-0
County Court Judge - Weld
- John J. Briggs
Meets performance standards, 8-0
- Michele Lynn Meyer
Meets performance standards, 8-0
- Dana Nichols
Meets performance standards, 8-0
Local measures, Larimer County ballot3 measures
The county
| Ballot Issue 1A | Larimer County Tax increaseKeep and spend revenueFirst year $34 1/2 million |
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School districts
| Ballot Issue 5A | Weld County School District RE-5J Tax extended Also on the Weld County ballot |
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Special districts
| Ballot Issue 6E | Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District No. 2 Debt $16 million |
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The clerk's notice of election carries these issues' fiscal information and the summaries of comments filed for and against them.
Local measures, Weld County ballot1 measure
School districts
| Ballot Issue 5A | Weld County School District RE-5J Tax extended Also on the Larimer County ballot |
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Read from Secretary of State: measures on the 2026 ballot (read 6:01 a.m.), Secretary of State: certified candidate list (read 6:01 a.m.), Larimer County sample ballot (read 6:01 a.m.), Weld County sample ballot (read 6:01 a.m.), Larimer County TABOR notice (read 6:01 a.m.) and The Blue Book: State Ballot Information Booklet (read 6:01 a.m.). Every heading, name and title is as those documents print it; each question is on its measure's page, and each race's money on its own and on the money page. A sample ballot lists every contest in its county; each voter's ballot holds those of their own districts. A contest named with one county is on that county’s ballot alone.