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2026 candidates we're tracking in CO-1
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Melat Kiros
Democratic
Melat Kiros is the Democratic candidate for Colorado's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Kiros is an attorney and doctoral student who has worked as a Democratic Social…
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Christy Peterson
Republican
Christy Peterson is the Republican candidate for Colorado's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Peterson is a designer and accountant who works in the construction indust…
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Critter Milton
Unity Party
Critter Milton is the Unity Party candidate for Colorado's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Milton is described as a longtime Colorado activist and a perennial candida…
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Chad Humphrey
Libertarian
Chad Humphrey is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Humphrey is a retired Marine officer and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran …
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Shimon Blau
Unaffiliated
Shimon Blau is the Unaffiliated candidate for Colorado's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Blau is a Denver doctor who qualified for the November ballot as an unaffilia…
About this race
Colorado's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Colorado primary is Tuesday, June 30, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.