Race · November 3, 2026
Secretary of State
What this job does
Runs Colorado's elections: voter registration, campaign finance reports, and checking signatures on citizen ballot petitions. Also registers businesses, charities and lobbyists and licenses notaries. A term is four years, two in a row at most. source: ballotpedia.org
- Amanda Gonzalez Democratic PartyJefferson County Clerk and Recorder; describes self as a voting rights attorney
- James Wiley Republican PartyConsultant and legal assistant; MBA; election-integrity advocate
- Sean Vadney Libertarian PartySmall business owner
- Amanda Campbell American Constitution Party
- Celeste Landry Forward PartyVoting-methods advocate; volunteer lobbyist
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.