Election 2026

Victor Marx has won Colorado’s Republican primary for governor after a close race against Barbara Kirkmeyer. He will face Democrat Phil Weiser in November.

Unofficial Montezuma County primary election results show Rodney Cox leading the Republican commissioner race and Jerri Frizzell leading the clerk and recorder race.

Republican Jeff Hurd and Democrats Alex Kelloff and Dwayne Romero weigh in on some of the big environmental issues in Western and Southern Colorado.

Ethics complaints. Gov. Jared Polis’ final year. New leaders. A lawmaker who died in November. The legislature has a lot to navigate in 2026 beyond its policy agenda.

Community organizer Rebecca Busic has entered the Montezuma County commissioner race, adding a Democratic candidate to a field previously made up of Republicans.

State Sen. Mark Baisley is leaving the race to run instead for U.S. Senate. Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez has left the GOP to become unaffiliated.