Race · November 3, 2026
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
What this job does
Colorado's top official. Signs or vetoes bills (and can veto single spending lines), proposes the state budget, names the heads of state agencies with the Senate's OK, and fills openings on Colorado courts from a short list a nominating commission sends. A term is four years, two in a row at most. The lieutenant governor runs on the same ticket and takes over if the governor can't serve. source: ballotpedia.org
Governor
- Victor Marx Republican PartyMinister, author, founder of All Things Possible Ministries
- Phil Weiser Democratic PartyAttorney General of Colorado
- Stephen T. Hamilton American Constitution Party
- Eric Mulder Libertarian Party
- Jeff Peckman Unity Party
- Erik Underwood Approval Voting PartyTech entrepreneur
- Greg Lopez UnaffiliatedSmall-business owner; Air Force veteran
Lieutenant Governor
- George Washington Markert Republican PartyRetired Marine Corps colonel
- Lesley Dahlkemper Democratic PartyJefferson County Commissioner
- James K Treibert American Constitution Party
- Wayne Harlos Libertarian PartyRealtor, 8z Real Estate (since 2014)
- T.J. Cole Unity Party
- Frank Atwood Approval Voting PartyLobbyist, Approval Voting USA
- Taralyn Romero UnaffiliatedHealthcare innovation executive (most recently AVP of Innovation at Evernorth, 2020-2026)
Governor and lieutenant governor run together; you cast one vote for a pair.
Candidates in the order the Secretary of State lists them . Write-in candidates do not appear on the printed ballot; a write-in vote counts only for a candidate who filed to be one.