Joe Roybal (Republican) and Mateo Montoya-Collis (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for El Paso County Sheriff.
Countywide race on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Nominees are from the June 30 primary, per El Paso County Clerk and Recorder results.
Joe Roybal (Republican)Incumbent
Joe Roybal is El Paso County's incumbent sheriff and the Republican nominee for re-election. He was unopposed in the June 30, 2026 Republican primary, per El Paso County Clerk and Recorder results.
Priorities: Improve public safety and expand services for the community · Lead with responsiveness and integrity as sheriff · Continue defending Second Amendment rights (per the campaign site)
Mateo Montoya-Collis (Democratic)
Mateo Montoya-Collis, a police officer, is the Democratic nominee for El Paso County sheriff. He was unopposed in the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary, per El Paso County Clerk and Recorder results.
Steve Schleiker (Republican) and Tracie Woods (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for El Paso County Clerk and Recorder.
Countywide race on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Nominees are from the June 30 primary, per El Paso County Clerk and Recorder results.
Steve Schleiker (Republican)Incumbent
Steve Schleiker is El Paso County's incumbent clerk and recorder and the Republican nominee for re-election. He was unopposed in the June 30, 2026 Republican primary, per official county results. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Tracie Woods (Democratic)
Tracie Woods is the Democratic nominee for El Paso County clerk and recorder. She was unopposed in the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary, per official county results. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Tracie Woods.
Becky Fuller (Republican) and David Traenkle (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for El Paso County Assessor.
Countywide race on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Nominees are from the June 30 primary, per El Paso County Clerk and Recorder results.
Becky Fuller (Republican)
Becky Fuller, an accountant, is the Republican nominee for El Paso County assessor. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Becky Fuller.
David Traenkle (Democratic)
David Traenkle, a retired teacher and mortgage appraiser, is the Democratic nominee for El Paso County assessor. He was unopposed in the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary, per official county results. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for David Traenkle.
Countywide race on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Incumbent Republican Chuck Broerman was the only major-party candidate to file; no Democrat entered the primary, per El Paso County Clerk and Recorder results.
Chuck Broerman (Republican)Incumbent
Chuck Broerman is El Paso County's incumbent treasurer and the Republican nominee. He was unopposed in the June 30, 2026 Republican primary, and no Democratic candidate filed for this office, per official county results. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Countywide race on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Incumbent Republican Emily Russell-Kinsley was the only major-party candidate to file; no Democrat entered the primary, per El Paso County Clerk and Recorder results.
Emily Russell-Kinsley (Republican)Incumbent
Emily Russell-Kinsley is El Paso County's incumbent coroner and the Republican nominee. She was unopposed in the June 30, 2026 Republican primary, and no Democratic candidate filed for this office, per official county results. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Ryan Graham (Republican) and Gavin Rainey (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for El Paso County Commissioner District 1.
Only voters who live in this commissioner district vote in this race. Confirm your district with your full address or the El Paso County Clerk. Nominees are from the June 30, 2026 primary, per El Paso County Clerk and Recorder results.
Ryan Graham (Republican)
Ryan Graham, a real estate agent, is the Republican nominee for El Paso County Commissioner District 1. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ryan Graham.
Gavin Rainey (Democratic)
Gavin Rainey is the Democratic nominee for El Paso County Commissioner District 1. He was unopposed in the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary, per official county results. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Gavin Rainey.
Lauren Nelson (Republican) and Yolanda Avila (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for El Paso County Commissioner District 5.
Only voters who live in this commissioner district vote in this race. Confirm your district with your full address or the El Paso County Clerk. Nominees are from the June 30, 2026 primary, per El Paso County Clerk and Recorder results.
Lauren Nelson (Republican)Incumbent
Lauren Nelson is an incumbent El Paso County commissioner and the Republican nominee in District 5. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Yolanda Avila (Democratic)
Yolanda Avila, a former Colorado Springs city councilmember, is the Democratic nominee for El Paso County Commissioner District 5. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Yolanda Avila.
Terri Carver (Republican), William Delano Moses III (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado Senate District 9. Not on the November ballot: Lynda Zamora Wilson, 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.
Terri Carver (Republican)
Terri Carver is the Republican candidate for Colorado Senate District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Carver served in the Colorado state House from 2015 to 2022, per Colorado Springs Gazette. Carver was a colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps for the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 1986 to 2014, including work as a civilian lawyer for Air Force Space Command from 1994 to 2008, per Colorado Springs Gazette. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
William Delano Moses III (Democratic)
William Delano Moses III is the Democratic candidate for Colorado Senate District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Moses is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force who served as a Deputy and Instructor Missile Combat Crew Commander, per Campaign site (moses4senatesd9.org). Moses later worked as a federal civil servant supporting missile defense programs for the United States and allied countries, and as an adjunct business professor, per Campaign site (moses4senatesd9.org).
Priorities: Support teachers and protect PERA · Expand access to affordable healthcare, childcare, and housing · Address fentanyl trafficking and support first responders (per the campaign site)
Tony Exum Sr (Democratic), Levon Stilson (Republican), Janet Turner (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado Senate District 11; Tony Exum Sr 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.
Tony Exum Sr (Democratic)Incumbent
Tony Exum Sr. is the Democratic state senator for Senate District 11 in El Paso County, chairing the Local Government & Housing committee and serving on the Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission, per the Colorado General Assembly. His 2026 legislative work has focused on housing affordability, energy programs and behavioral and maternal health services, per the Colorado General Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Levon Stilson (Republican)
Levon Stilson is the Republican candidate for Colorado Senate District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Stilson is a Durango, Colorado native and a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army infantry, per KRDO. Stilson has education in political science, per KRDO. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Janet Turner (Libertarian)
Janet Turner is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado Senate District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Turner is the Libertarian nominee for Colorado Senate District 11, representing the Colorado Springs area, per Libertarian Party of Colorado. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Rod Pelton (Republican), Duane L Gurule (Democratic), Richard Graf (Libertarian), Travis Star Nelson (Unaffiliated) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado Senate District 35; Rod Pelton 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.
Rod Pelton (Republican)Incumbent
Rod Pelton is the Republican state senator for Senate District 35, covering 13 southeastern Colorado counties, per the Colorado General Assembly. He serves on the Agriculture & Natural Resources, Legislative Audit and State, Veterans, & Military Affairs committees, and sponsored 22 bills in the 2026 session on agriculture, water management, energy and local government, per the Colorado General Assembly.
Priorities: Requiring state regulators to remove three existing regulations for every new one added · Raising reimbursement rates for small rural hospitals and encouraging urban-rural hospital partnerships · Securing a dedicated funding source for rural road and highway maintenance (per the campaign site)
Duane L Gurule (Democratic)
Duane L Gurule is the Democratic candidate for Colorado Senate District 35 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Gurule is the current Mayor of Rocky Ford, works in technology, and founded a nonprofit organization, per Campaign site (guruleforcolorado.com). Gurule was raised in southeast Colorado and has spoken about experiencing housing instability as a child, per Campaign site (guruleforcolorado.com).
Priorities: Improve housing affordability and cost of living for rural residents · Address regional water resource challenges · Expand access to quality healthcare (per the campaign site)
Richard Graf (Libertarian)
Richard Graf is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado Senate District 35 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Graf is the Libertarian nominee for Colorado Senate District 35, representing southeast Colorado, per Libertarian Party of Colorado. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Travis Star Nelson (Unaffiliated)
Travis Star Nelson is the Unaffiliated candidate for Colorado Senate District 35 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Nelson is a small business owner and family rancher based in Trinidad, Colorado, who describes himself as a 'Conservative Moderate' and 'Pro-Choice Christian.', per Campaign site (travisforcolorado.com). Nelson qualified for the November 2026 ballot as an unaffiliated candidate by submitting the required number of petition signatures, per Colorado Secretary of State.
Priorities: Improve healthcare access · Invest in infrastructure and school funding · Support job creation and higher wages (per the campaign site)
Ava Flanell (Republican), Sarah Emery (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 14; Ava Flanell 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.
Ava Flanell (Republican)Incumbent
Ava Flanell is a business owner who represents Colorado House District 14 in El Paso County, per leg.colorado.gov. She was appointed to the seat by a Republican vacancy committee in October 2025 after an earlier appointment was rejected by state election officials, per the Denver Gazette, and now serves on the Education Committee and the Judiciary Committee, per leg.colorado.gov. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Sarah Emery (Democratic)
Sarah Emery is the Democratic candidate for Colorado House District 14 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Emery holds a law degree from the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law and works as an attorney, per Colorado Democratic Party candidate list. Emery earned her bachelor's degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2005 and a graduate degree from Colorado Mesa University in 2011, per Colorado Democratic Party candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Jeff K. Livingston (Democratic), Pricella Tiegen (Republican), Doug Jones (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 15. Not on the November ballot: Scott Bottoms, 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.
Jeff K. Livingston (Democratic)
Jeff K. Livingston is the Democratic candidate for Colorado House District 15 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Pricella Tiegen (Republican)
Pricella Tiegen is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 15 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Doug Jones (Libertarian)
Doug Jones is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado House District 15 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Jones is a retired business systems analyst with a bachelor's degree in business who previously worked in Boise's city IT department, per Campaign site (dougjones4co.com). Jones co-founded the Green Dragon Tavern and serves as vice chair of the Libertarian Party of Colorado, per Campaign site (dougjones4co.com).
Priorities: Protect Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights from corporate lobbying influence · Guard human and civil rights for all people regardless of immigration status · Oppose government control over personal medical decisions (per the campaign site)
Jill Haffley (Republican), Steph Vigil (Democratic), John C Hjersman (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 16. Not on the November ballot: Rebecca Keltie, the sitting member per the roster. Declared write-in candidate Isaac Contreras does not print on the ballot. 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.
Jill Haffley (Republican)
Jill Haffley is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Haffley is a Colorado Springs School District 11 board member who is running for the state House seat, per Colorado Politics. Haffley is a conservative educator who was endorsed by the Colorado Chamber for House District 16, per Colorado Springs Gazette. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Steph Vigil (Democratic)
Steph Vigil is the Democratic candidate for Colorado House District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Vigil is a former Democratic state representative running to return to the Colorado House in District 16, per Colorado Springs Gazette. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
John C Hjersman (Libertarian)
John C Hjersman is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado House District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Hjersman is the Libertarian nominee for Colorado House District 16 in the Colorado Springs area, per Libertarian Party of Colorado. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Regina English (Democratic), Laura Martin (Republican), John Michael Angle (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 17; Regina English is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (leg.colorado.gov). Declared write-in candidate Sherrea Sterling does not print on the ballot. 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.
Regina English (Democratic)Incumbent
Regina English is the Democratic state representative for Colorado House District 17 in El Paso County, per leg.colorado.gov. She serves on the Business Affairs & Labor Committee and the Health & Human Services Committee, per leg.colorado.gov. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Laura Martin (Republican)
Laura Martin is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Martin is the Republican general election candidate for Colorado House District 17, per Colorado Politics. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
John Michael Angle (Libertarian)
John Michael Angle is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado House District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Angle is the Libertarian nominee for Colorado House District 17 in the Colorado Springs area, per Libertarian Party of Colorado. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Amy T Paschal (Democratic), Adriana Cuva (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 18; Amy T Paschal 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.
Amy T Paschal (Democratic)Incumbent
Amy Paschal is the Democratic state representative for Colorado House District 18, covering parts of El Paso and Teller counties, per leg.colorado.gov. She serves on the Energy & Environment Committee, the Joint Technology Committee, and the Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee, per leg.colorado.gov. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Adriana Cuva (Republican)
Adriana Cuva is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Cuva has been an Army wife for 30 years, per KRDO. Cuva is a former middle school teacher, per KRDO. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Jarvis Caldwell (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 20; Jarvis Caldwell 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.
Jarvis Caldwell (Republican)Incumbent
Jarvis Caldwell is the Republican state representative for Colorado House District 20 in El Paso County and serves as House Minority Leader, per leg.colorado.gov. He also serves on the Legislative Council and its Executive Committee, per leg.colorado.gov. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Brenda Miller (Republican), Michelle Tweed (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 21. Not on the November ballot: Mary Bradfield, 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.
Brenda Miller (Republican)
Brenda Miller is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Miller is an Army veteran who serves on the El Paso County Road Impact Fee Advisory Committee and the Citizen Outreach Group Board, per Colorado Springs Gazette. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Michelle Tweed (Democratic)
Michelle Tweed is the Democratic candidate for Colorado House District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Tweed is a Navy veteran who works for the Department of Veterans Affairs, per Colorado Springs Gazette. Tweed is the sole Democrat running for House District 21, which includes Fountain and parts of southern Colorado Springs, per Colorado Springs Gazette. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Michael Pierson (Democratic), Ken deGraaf (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 22; Ken deGraaf 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.
Michael Pierson (Democratic)
Michael Pierson is the Democratic candidate for Colorado House District 22 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Pierson served in the U.S. Air Force from 1989 to 2009, per Colorado Democratic Party candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Ken deGraaf (Republican)Incumbent
Ken deGraaf is the Republican state representative for Colorado House District 22 in El Paso County, per leg.colorado.gov. He serves on the Energy & Environment Committee and the Finance Committee, per leg.colorado.gov. No campaign website or questionnaire response 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.
Chris Richardson (Republican)Incumbent
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.
Priorities: Taxpayer protections and TABOR · Agriculture and rural Colorado, including transportation and infrastructure · Constitutional rights (per the campaign site)
Amy L. Lunde (Libertarian)
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 or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
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