Gilpin County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Edie Hooton is a former three-term Colorado state representative from Boulder, per the campaign site. She holds a graduate degree in public administration from the University of Pennsylvania and began her career as a legislative aide to a U.S. senator in Alaska, per the campaign site.

Roberts is a third-generation Coloradan who holds a law degree from the University of Colorado and worked as a Deputy District Attorney for Eagle County, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, Roberts served as state representative for House District 26 from 2018 and was elected to Senate District 8 in 2022.

Corey Marshall is a candidate for Colorado Senate District 8, per his campaign site. He is a fourth generation Coloradan whose family has farmed and ranched in the state for more than 115 years at Rudolph Ranch in Gilpin County, per his campaign site. He previously worked in strategy and operations at companies including Ford and Molson Coors before founding Tivoli Brewing Company, per his campaign site.

Michael Sheperek is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 49 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Sheperek is a Colorado native who holds degrees in biology and electrical engineering, per Campaign site (sheperekforcolorado.com). Sheperek has worked in analog and digital signal processing, per Campaign site (sheperekforcolorado.com).

Lesley Smith is the Democratic state representative for House District 49, covering parts of Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Larimer counties, per the Colorado General Assembly. A scientist and educator who spent 30 years at the University of Colorado and served on the Boulder Valley School Board, she was also the first woman aquanaut at the Aquarius undersea research facility, per her campaign site, and sponsored 12 bills in the 2026 session on energy, environmental protection and education.