Adams County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Commissioner, County Clerk and Recorder and County Treasurer and more, and where they stand on housing, jobs and the budget.
County offices
Commissioner District 3Emma Pinter (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Emma Pinter (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Adams County Commissioner District 3.
Emma Pinter
Pinter is the sitting Adams County Commissioner for District 3, per the county's official commissioners page. Her party describes her focus as expanding opportunity for working families, per the Adams County Democratic Party.
Adams commissioners are elected by their own district's voters, not countywide, per the county's official commissioners page ("Residents of Adams County select their district representative when they vote"). Democratic incumbent Emma Pinter ran unopposed in the June 30, 2026 primary (52,384 votes, 100%) and no Republican candidate filed for District 3, per the certified primary canvass (CR-Adams-2026-Primary-Canvass-Book-072126.pdf). Pinter is the only candidate for District 3 on the county's November 3, 2026 sample ballot, per the Adams County Clerk and Recorder.
Full race pageCommissioner District 4Karen DeAguero (D) · Joseph P. Domenico (R)
Karen DeAguero (Democratic) and Joseph P. Domenico (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Adams County Commissioner District 4.
Karen DeAguero
Top priorities
- Environment and conservation stewardship
- Attainable housing
- Economic opportunity and support for local business
Per the campaign site.
About Karen DeAguero
DeAguero is an engineer and non-profit founder, per the Adams County Democratic Party. Her campaign site says she brings technical expertise and a data-driven approach to county government, per her campaign site.
Joseph P. Domenico
Domenico was previously the 2022 Republican nominee for this same seat and ran unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary, per Denver Gazette. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
District 4 is an open seat: sitting Commissioner Steve O'Dorisio, per the county's official commissioners page, did not appear as a candidate in either party's June 30, 2026 primary, per the certified canvass. Democrat Karen DeAguero won a contested primary over Tyler Quick, 29,805 votes (50.59%) to 29,111 (49.41%). Republican Joseph P. Domenico was unopposed in his primary (25,758 votes, 100%). Both advance to the November 3, 2026 general election.
Full race pageClerk and RecorderJosh Zygielbaum (D) · Karen Hoopes (R)
Josh Zygielbaum (Democratic) and Karen Hoopes (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Adams County Clerk and Recorder.
Josh Zygielbaum
Top priorities
- Modernizing and streamlining election and motor vehicle services (in-person, online, or phone transactions)
- Expanding office locations and multilingual materials for accessibility
- Transparency, including livestreamed election procedures
Per the campaign site.
About Josh Zygielbaum
Zygielbaum is the sitting Adams County Clerk and Recorder, per the county's official clerk and recorder page. He is a veteran and serves on the boards of a local nonprofit and a charitable organization, per his campaign site.
Karen Hoopes
Hoopes was the 2022 Republican nominee for Adams County Clerk and Recorder and ran unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary, per search of Adams County primary coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Democratic incumbent Josh Zygielbaum was unopposed in his June 30, 2026 primary (52,157 votes, 100%). Republican Karen Hoopes was also unopposed in her primary (25,831 votes, 100%). Both advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the certified primary canvass.
Full race pageTreasurerJason Anaya-Ledeboer (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jason Anaya-Ledeboer (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Adams County Treasurer.
Jason Anaya-Ledeboer
Top priorities
- Protecting taxpayer dollars through accurate, accountable management of public funds
- Smart, low-risk investment management for county funds
- Restoring trust and integrity to the treasurer's office
Per the campaign site.
About Jason Anaya-Ledeboer
Anaya-Ledeboer is a finance professional with more than 25 years of experience in banking, per his campaign site. He currently works at a local credit union and serves as vice chair of the Adams 12 Long Range Planning Advisory Committee, per his campaign site.
Open seat: sitting Treasurer Alex Villagran, per the county's official treasurer and public trustee page, did not appear as a candidate in either party's June 30, 2026 primary. Democrat Jason Anaya-Ledeboer was unopposed in his primary (52,062 votes, 100%); no Republican candidate filed, per the certified canvass. Anaya-Ledeboer is the only candidate for County Treasurer on the county's November 3, 2026 sample ballot, per the Adams County Clerk and Recorder.
Full race pageAssessorThomas Swingle (D) · Glenna Marie Zavala (Unaffiliated)
Thomas Swingle (Democratic) and Glenna Marie Zavala (Unaffiliated) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Adams County Assessor.
Thomas Swingle
Top priorities
- Modernizing assessment systems with GIS and data-driven tools
- Transparency and accountability in property assessments
- Experience-based leadership drawing on two decades in the office
Per the campaign site.
About Thomas Swingle
Swingle is the sitting Adams County Assessor, per the county's official assessor page. He has more than 20 years of experience in property assessment, including as a GIS specialist and real estate appraiser, and holds a Colorado Ad Valorem Appraiser license, per his campaign site. He was unopposed for re-election in the Democratic primary, per the certified canvass.
Glenna Marie Zavala
Top priorities
- Saving Adams County taxpayers from inflated property taxes
- Property assessments that make sense
- Putting Adams County taxpayers first
Per the campaign site.
About Glenna Marie Zavala
Glenna Marie Zavala is a fourth-generation Colorado native who has worked in the Adams County Assessor's Office for the past decade, setting up more than 1,200 new subdivisions on the county tax roll, per her campaign site. She worked eight years in the county's Employment First Program, earlier held a state insurance license, and managed home loans at Decision One Mortgage, per the campaign site. She qualified for the November 3, 2026 ballot by petition as an Unaffiliated candidate, per the Adams County Clerk and Recorder.
Democratic incumbent Thomas Swingle was unopposed in his June 30, 2026 primary (51,806 votes, 100%); no Republican candidate filed, per the certified canvass. Unaffiliated candidate Glenna Marie Zavala also appears on the county's November 3, 2026 sample ballot, having qualified by petition, per the Adams County Clerk and Recorder.
Full race pageSheriffGene R. Claps (D) · Mark Goodell (R)
Gene R. Claps (Democratic) and Mark Goodell (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Adams County Sheriff.
Gene R. Claps
Top priorities
- Community safety partnerships, including a proposed mental health detox center
- Detention facility repairs and re-entry programming to reduce recidivism
- Evidence-based policing and building public trust
Per the campaign site.
About Gene R. Claps
Claps is the sitting Adams County Sheriff, per the county sheriff's office website. He has more than 25 years of experience with the Adams County Sheriff's Office across patrol, training, budgeting, and investigations, and has served as Sheriff since January 2023, per his campaign site. He was unopposed for re-election in the Democratic primary, per the certified canvass.
Mark Goodell
Top priorities
- Reducing violent and property crime with data-driven policing strategies
- Expanding community outreach and holding regular town halls across the county
Per the campaign site.
About Mark Goodell
Goodell has more than three decades in public safety and currently serves as a deputy chief with a Colorado law enforcement agency, having worked in patrol, detentions, investigations, traffic and command roles, per candidate campaign material.
Democratic incumbent Gene R. Claps was unopposed in his June 30, 2026 primary (51,662 votes, 100%). Republican Mark Goodell was also unopposed in his primary (26,136 votes, 100%). Both advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the certified primary canvass.
Full race pageCoronerMonica Broncucia-Jordan (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Monica Broncucia-Jordan (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Adams County Coroner.
Monica Broncucia-Jordan
Broncucia-Jordan is the sitting Chief Coroner for Adams and Broomfield counties, per the coroner's official website. The Adams County Democratic Party lists her as seeking re-election but did not provide a campaign website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Democratic incumbent Monica Broncucia-Jordan was unopposed in her June 30, 2026 primary (52,477 votes, 100%); no Republican candidate filed, per the certified canvass. Broncucia-Jordan is the only candidate for County Coroner on the county's November 3, 2026 sample ballot, per the Adams County Clerk and Recorder.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Adams County is split across 13 Colorado Senate and House districts.
Find your districts by addressColorado Senate: 3 districtsDistricts 21, 24, 25
Colorado Senate District 21Frederick Alfred Jr (R) · Adrienne Benavidez (D)
Frederick Alfred Jr
Top priorities
- Parental rights in education
- Energy policy that creates jobs and keeps costs affordable
- Policies that prepare Colorado to lead in AI and innovation
Per the campaign site.
About Frederick Alfred Jr
Frederick Alfred Jr. holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and a master's in mineral and energy economics from the Colorado School of Mines, per the campaign site. Alfred began a career in the nuclear energy industry and has since worked in energy, technology and data science, and lives in Commerce City, per the campaign site.
Adrienne Benavidez
Adrienne Benavidez is the Democratic state senator for Senate District 21 in Adams and Arapahoe counties, per the Colorado General Assembly. A former state representative, she was selected by a vacancy committee to fill the Senate District 21 seat and was sworn in March 2, 2026, per The Colorado Sun. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Frederick Alfred Jr (Republican), Adrienne Benavidez (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado Senate District 21; Adrienne Benavidez is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Not on the November ballot: Dafna Michaelson Jenet, the sitting member per the roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado Senate District 24Kevin Allen (R) · Kyle Mullica (D)
Kevin Allen
Top priorities
- Focuses on affordability, protecting and growing jobs, and public safety
Per the campaign site.
About Kevin Allen
Kevin Allen is a candidate for Colorado Senate District 24, per his campaign site. He is a sixth generation Coloradan and a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines who works as an engineer, per his campaign site.
Kyle Mullica
Top priorities
- Attainable housing, child care and wages for a strong middle class
- Supporting quality public schools and educators
- Lowering health care costs and improving accessibility
Per the campaign site.
About Kyle Mullica
Kyle Mullica is the Democratic state senator for Senate District 24 in Adams County and an emergency room nurse who previously served two terms in the Colorado House representing Thornton and Northglenn, per his campaign site. He chairs the Capital Development Committee and the Health & Human Services committee, and sponsored 33 bills in the 2026 session on health care, housing, transportation and energy, per the Colorado General Assembly.
Kevin Allen (Republican), Kyle Mullica (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado Senate District 24; Kyle Mullica is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado Senate District 25Paul Kohlhoff (R) · William Lindstedt (D) · Mark Philip Bromley (Unaffiliated)
Paul Kohlhoff
Paul Kohlhoff is the Republican candidate for Colorado Senate District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
William Lindstedt
William Lindstedt is a candidate for Colorado Senate District 25, per his campaign site. He was raised in Broomfield in a single parent household and worked his way through college, per his campaign site.
Mark Philip Bromley
Mark Philip Bromley is the Unaffiliated candidate for Colorado Senate District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Paul Kohlhoff (Republican), William Lindstedt (Democratic), Mark Philip Bromley (Unaffiliated) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado Senate District 25; William Lindstedt is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado House: 10 districtsDistricts 24, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 48, 56
Colorado House District 24Lisa Feret (D) · Kristopher Johnson (R)
Lisa Feret
Top priorities
- Climate resilient policy following her disaster response experience
- Expanding affordable housing options
Per the campaign site.
About Lisa Feret
Lisa Feret is an Air Force veteran who served in security forces and later became a social worker deploying with the disaster response organization Team Rubicon, per her campaign site. Feret was elected to the Arvada City Council in 2021 and currently works for the state of Colorado on Medicaid policy and long term housing, per the same source. She earned a graduate degree from Boston College, where she worked in a city Mayor's Housing Innovation Office, per her campaign site.
Kristopher Johnson
Kristopher Johnson is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 24 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Lisa Feret (Democratic), Kristopher Johnson (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 24; Lisa Feret is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado House District 29Kristine Ireland (R) · Lori Goldstein (D)
Kristine Ireland
Kristine Ireland is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 29 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Lori Goldstein
Lori Goldstein is the Democratic state representative for Colorado House District 29, covering parts of Adams and Jefferson counties, per leg.colorado.gov. She serves on the Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Committee and the Energy & Environment Committee, per leg.colorado.gov. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Kristine Ireland (Republican), Lori Goldstein (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 29; Lori Goldstein is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado House District 31Gabriel Cervantes (D) · Ray Roll (R)
Gabriel Cervantes
Top priorities
- Restricting investment firms from purchasing single-family homes and increasing corporate accountability for landlords
- Removing corporate and large-donor money from politics
Per the campaign site.
About Gabriel Cervantes
Cervantes is a nonprofit co-founder from Thornton, Colorado, running for Colorado House District 31, per the campaign site.
Ray Roll
Ray Roll is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 31 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Gabriel Cervantes (Democratic), Ray Roll (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 31. Not on the November ballot: Jacque Phillips, the sitting member per the roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado House District 32Michelle D. Lee (R) · Chris VanDijk (D)
Michelle D. Lee
Michelle D. Lee is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 32 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Chris VanDijk
Top priorities
- Wildfire preparedness and public safety investment
- Protecting workers' rights and union organizing
- Expanding affordable housing options
Per the campaign site.
About Chris VanDijk
Chris VanDijk is a firefighter and union advocate with a master's degree in public policy from the University of Colorado Denver, per his campaign site. VanDijk served as a reservist in the United States Navy and has held a union leadership position, per the same source.
Michelle D. Lee (Republican), Chris VanDijk (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 32. Not on the November ballot: Manny Rutinel, the sitting member per the roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado House District 33Kenny Van Nguyen (D) · Nate Jorgensen (R)
Kenny Van Nguyen
Kenny Van Nguyen is the Democratic state representative for Colorado House District 33, covering parts of Adams, Broomfield and Weld counties, per leg.colorado.gov (listed there as Kenny Nguyen). He serves on the State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee and the Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee, per leg.colorado.gov. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Nate Jorgensen
Nate Jorgensen is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 33 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Kenny Van Nguyen (Democratic), Nate Jorgensen (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 33; Kenny Van Nguyen is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado House District 34Craig Sullivan (R) · Jenny Willford (D)
Craig Sullivan
Craig Sullivan is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 34 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Jenny Willford
Top priorities
- Affordable, accessible child care
- Support for students and teachers
- Protecting clean air and water
Per the campaign site.
About Jenny Willford
Jenny Willford is the sitting State Representative for House District 34, covering Northglenn and North Thornton, per her campaign site. Willford is a small business owner and former union member, per the same source.
Craig Sullivan (Republican), Jenny Willford (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 34; Jenny Willford is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado House District 35Lorena Garcia (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Lorena Garcia
Top priorities
- Building an economy with good wages, good schools and healthcare access
- Supporting local school districts on student achievement and mental health services
- Improving air, water and land quality
Per the campaign site.
About Lorena Garcia
Lorena Garcia is the sitting State Representative for House District 35, per Garcia's campaign site. Garcia has nearly 20 years of experience leading social justice nonprofits focused on policy advocacy and organizing, per the same source.
Lorena Garcia (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 35; Lorena Garcia is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Lorena Garcia is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Colorado ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested.
Full race pageColorado House District 36Michael Carter (D) · Paul E. Nelson (R) · Andrew Gibson (Libertarian)
Michael Carter
Michael Carter is the Democratic state representative for Colorado House District 36, covering parts of Adams and Arapahoe counties, and serves as vice chair of the Judiciary Committee, per leg.colorado.gov. He also serves on the State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee and the year-round Statutory Revision Committee, per leg.colorado.gov. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Paul E. Nelson
Paul E. Nelson is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 36 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Andrew Gibson
Top priorities
- Limiting government spending and regulation
- Defending constitutional rights
Per the campaign site.
About Andrew Gibson
Andrew Gibson is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado House District 36 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Gibson is the Libertarian candidate for House District 36, a race that also includes Democratic incumbent Michael Carter and Republican Paul Nelson, per Colorado Times Recorder.
Michael Carter (Democratic), Paul E. Nelson (Republican), Andrew Gibson (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 36; Michael Carter is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado House District 48Carlos Barron (R) · Dez Packard (D) · Eric E. Joss (Libertarian)
Carlos Barron
Top priorities
- Reducing government regulation on small businesses
- Supporting the oil and gas industry
- Protecting property and water rights and backing law enforcement
Per the campaign site.
About Carlos Barron
Carlos Barron is the Republican state representative for House District 48 in Adams and Weld counties and the House Minority Whip, per the Colorado General Assembly. He is a family business owner with 25 years in the oil and gas industry who has lived in Fort Lupton for 35 years, per his campaign site, and sponsored 9 bills in the 2026 session on topics including public assistance and clean-fleet policy, per the Colorado General Assembly.
Dez Packard
Dez Packard is the Democratic candidate for Colorado House District 48 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Packard, whose full first name is Desarai, is running as a Democratic challenger for House District 48 against Republican incumbent Carlos Barron, per Colorado Democratic Party. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Eric E. Joss
Eric E. Joss is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado House District 48 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Joss is the Libertarian candidate for House District 48, a race that also includes Republican incumbent Carlos Barron and Democrat Dez Packard, per Colorado Times Recorder. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Carlos Barron (Republican), Dez Packard (Democratic), Eric E. Joss (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 48; Carlos Barron is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageColorado House District 56Chris Richardson (R) · Amy L. Lunde (Libertarian)
Chris Richardson
Top priorities
- Taxpayer protections and TABOR
- Agriculture and rural Colorado, including transportation and infrastructure
- Constitutional rights
Per the campaign site.
About Chris Richardson
Chris Richardson is the Republican state representative for House District 56, representing parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, El Paso, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties, per the Colorado General Assembly. He is a 23-year Army officer and Desert Storm veteran who retired as a colonel commanding Fort Carson's 43rd Sustainment Brigade, and previously served two terms as Elbert County commissioner and on the Elizabeth School District board, per his campaign site.
Amy L. Lunde
Amy L. Lunde is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado House District 56 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Lunde is the Libertarian nominee for Colorado House District 56, which covers the state's east central plains, per Libertarian Party of Colorado. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Chris Richardson (Republican), Amy L. Lunde (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 56; Chris Richardson is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary; minor-party nominees by assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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