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El Paso County, Colorado

Colorado Senate District 11

Exum, Stilson and Turner are on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official El Paso County election filings.

About this race

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.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Tony Exum Sr, is on the ballot.

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Tony Exum Sr

DemocraticIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Better schools: teacher support and school funding
  • Affordable housing, with protections for renters and homeowners
  • Healthy communities: health care and mental health access
Biography

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. Before the Senate he served four terms in the Colorado House and spent more than three decades as a firefighter and Battalion Chief with the Colorado Springs Fire Department, per the campaign site.

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Levon Stilson

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Affordability for families
  • Restoring public safety
Biography

Levon Stilson is a U.S. Army veteran and former legislative aide in the Colorado State Legislature, running to represent Colorado Senate District 11, per the campaign site.

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Janet Turner

Libertarian

Biography

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 was found as of September 8, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Colorado Senate District 11 in 2026?

3 candidates are tracked for Colorado Senate District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tony Exum Sr, Levon Stilson and Janet Turner. Candidate information follows official El Paso County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Colorado Senate District 11 election in Colorado?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Colorado are on the Colorado election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official El Paso County and state election office filings, last verified October 16, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Tony Exum Sr, full profileLevon Stilson, full profileJanet Turner, full profileOfficial Colorado election office