Larimer County

Larimer County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

24 candidates are tracked across 14 Larimer County races for the 2026 election, led by the Larimer County Commissioner District 1 contest. Preview your Larimer County, Colorado sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateColorado
Races Listed14
Profiles24

Larimer County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Colorado major-party nominees were chosen at the June 30 primary (plurality, no runoffs); minor-party nominees by party assembly or petition and unaffiliated candidates by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Colorado prints unopposed candidates; declared write-in candidates are counted but their names never print. Colorado votes by mail: every active voter is mailed a ballot in mid-October.

Open seat: incumbent John Kefalas (District I chair pro tem) did not seek re-election, per the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners roster. Shane Atkinson won the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed with 49,229 votes; Marc Roberson won the Republican primary unopposed with 28,127 votes, per the county's certified primary Election Summary Report (July 1, 2026, 4:37 PM posting). Both advance to the November 3, 2026 general election.

  • Shane Atkinson · Democratic
    Shane Atkinson works as legislative affairs coordinator in the Larimer County Manager's Office, per The Rocky Mountain Collegian. He is a former high school teacher who previously worked as a constituent advocate in U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse's office, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Marc Roberson · Republican
    Roberson's campaign has focused on fiscal responsibility and lower property taxes, per Estes Valley Voice. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Incumbent Republican Tina Harris (appointed April 2023, elected 2024) won her party's June 30, 2026 primary unopposed with 28,666 votes; Democrat Kenneth Forsythe won his primary unopposed with 48,328 votes, per the county's certified primary Election Summary Report (July 1, 2026, 4:37 PM posting). Both advance to the November 3, 2026 general election.

  • Tina Harris · RepublicanIncumbent
    Tina Harris has nearly 27 years of service in the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder's Office, beginning as a Vehicle Licensing Technician and rising through leadership roles across elections, recording and vehicle licensing, per the county's official biography. She holds a Colorado Secretary of State Certification in Elections and is a nationally Certified Elections/Registration Administrator. She was appointed Clerk and Recorder in April 2023 and elected to the office in 2024. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Kenneth Forsythe · Democratic
    Kenneth Forsythe appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Open seat: incumbent Treasurer Irene E. Josey did not file for re-election. Joann Ginal finished ahead of Conor M. Duffy in the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary, 32,996 to 23,586 votes; Republican Steve Olson won his primary unopposed with 27,618 votes, per the county's certified primary Election Summary Report (July 1, 2026, 4:37 PM posting). Both advance to the November 3, 2026 general election.

  • Joann Ginal · Democratic
    Joann Ginal currently represents Senate District 14 in the Colorado General Assembly, per the legislature's official roster. She is a reproductive endocrinologist by profession, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Steve Olson · Republican
    Olson's background includes Navy service, private sector work, and a term as a city councilor, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Transparency, integrity, and fiscal responsibility as guiding principles · Service to the taxpayer as the office's core mission (per the campaign site)

Incumbent Democrat Bob Overbeck (elected 2018 and 2022) won his party's June 30, 2026 primary unopposed with 48,718 votes; Republican Patrick Edwards won his primary unopposed with 27,419 votes, per the county's certified primary Election Summary Report (July 1, 2026, 4:37 PM posting). Both advance to the November 3, 2026 general election.

  • Bob Overbeck · DemocraticIncumbent
    Bob Overbeck was first elected Larimer County Assessor in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, per the county's official biography. He has worked in financial markets as a Commodity Trading Advisor and National Futures Association member since 1983, with past memberships on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade and Minneapolis Grain Exchange. He previously served six years on the Fort Collins City Council representing District 1. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Patrick Edwards · Republican
    Patrick Edwards appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Larimer County Assessor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Incumbent Republican Sheriff John J. Feyen won his party's June 30, 2026 primary unopposed with 27,911 votes; no Democrat filed for the office, per the county's certified primary Election Summary Report (July 1, 2026, 4:37 PM posting). Feyen is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot absent any minor-party or unaffiliated petition candidate, which was not found in available county or party sources as of this writing.

  • John Feyen · RepublicanIncumbent
    John Feyen began his public-safety career as a paramedic near Kansas City, Missouri in 1987 before moving to Larimer County to continue as a paramedic and firefighter, per the county's official biography. He joined the Larimer County Sheriff's Office in 2000 as a patrol deputy, later serving as an investigator and as a lieutenant leading the Investigations Division. He served as Assistant Chief with Fort Collins Police Services from 2019 to 2022 before being elected sheriff and sworn in on January 10, 2023. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Incumbent Republican Surveyor Tom Donnelly won his party's June 30, 2026 primary unopposed with 27,568 votes; no Democrat filed for the office, per the county's certified primary Election Summary Report (July 1, 2026, 4:37 PM posting). Donnelly is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot absent any minor-party or unaffiliated petition candidate, which was not found in available county or party sources as of this writing.

  • Tom Donnelly · RepublicanIncumbent
    Tom Donnelly is serving his first term as Larimer County Surveyor, having taken office in January 2023, per the county's official biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Incumbent Democrat Coroner Stephen Hanks won his party's June 30, 2026 primary unopposed with 46,733 votes; no Republican filed for the office, per the county's certified primary Election Summary Report (July 1, 2026, 4:37 PM posting). Hanks is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot absent any minor-party or unaffiliated petition candidate, which was not found in available county or party sources as of this writing.

  • Stephen Hanks · DemocraticIncumbent
    Stephen Hanks was elected Larimer County Coroner in 2022 and began his first term in January 2023, per the county's official biography. He began his forensic career in 2012 as a Medicolegal Death Investigator and Autopsy Assistant for Larimer County, and holds degrees from Colorado State University, Florida State University and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is an Army veteran and a Fort Collins native who now lives in Loveland. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Rob Woodward (Republican), Janice Marchman (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado Senate District 15; Janice Marchman 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.

  • Rob Woodward · Republican
    Rob Woodward is the Republican candidate for Colorado Senate 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.
  • Janice Marchman · DemocraticIncumbent
    Janice Marchman is the Democratic state senator for Senate District 15 in Boulder and Larimer counties and a teacher, per the Colorado General Assembly. She chairs the Joint Technology Committee and serves as Vice Chair of the Education and Finance committees, and sponsored 39 bills in the 2026 session on education, technology and workforce development, per the Colorado General Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Michael Sheperek (Republican), Lesley Smith (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 49; Lesley Smith 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 Sheperek · Republican
    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).
    Priorities: Pursue property tax policy so taxes do not outpace wages · Oppose expansion of state surveillance · Support an 'all of the above' energy approach determined by market forces (per the campaign site)
  • Lesley Smith · DemocraticIncumbent
    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.
    Priorities: Protecting Colorado's climate and public lands · School funding and strengthening public education · Housing affordability and addressing gun violence (per the campaign site)

Amy Parks (Republican), Jacki Marsh (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 51. Not on the November ballot: Ron Weinberg, 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.

  • Amy Parks · Republican
    Amy Parks is the Republican candidate for Colorado House District 51 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.
  • Jacki Marsh · Democratic
    Jacki Marsh is the Democratic candidate for Colorado House District 51 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.

Yara Zokaie (Democratic), Steve Yurash (Center Party) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 52; Yara Zokaie 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.

  • Yara Zokaie · DemocraticIncumbent
    Yara Zokaie is the Democratic state representative for House District 52 in Larimer County, serving on the Appropriations, Finance and Judiciary committees, per the Colorado General Assembly. She sponsored 25 bills in the 2026 session on property tax administration, criminal law, housing protections and social media regulation, per the Colorado General Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Steve Yurash · Center Party
    Steve Yurash is the Center Party candidate for Colorado House District 52 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Yurash, whose full name is Stephen Andrew Yurash, is running as a Colorado Center Party candidate for House District 52 against Democratic incumbent Yara Zokaie, per Colorado Secretary of State TRACER. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Daniel Frick (Republican), Andy Boesenecker (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 53; Andy Boesenecker 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.

  • Daniel Frick · Republican
    Daniel Frick is the Republican nominee for Colorado House District 53 in the November 2026 general election, running unopposed in his primary against Democratic incumbent Andy Boesenecker, according to the Rocky Mountain Collegian. No campaign website or additional biographical information was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • Andy Boesenecker · DemocraticIncumbent
    Andy Boesenecker is the Democratic state representative for House District 53 in Larimer County and serves as Speaker Pro Tempore, per the Colorado General Assembly. A former public school teacher at a Title I school, he is a parent of three children in the Poudre School District, per his campaign site, and sponsored 23 bills in the 2026 session on housing development, transportation funding and tax policy, per the Colorado General Assembly.
    Priorities: Increasing housing supply through condo-construction and multifamily building code reforms · Keeping firearms from prohibited individuals while supporting responsible gun ownership · Expanding public school funding and early childhood education access (per the campaign site)

Maureen (Mo) Dower (Democratic), Scott L. Slaugh (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 64; Scott L. Slaugh 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.

  • Maureen (Mo) Dower · Democratic
    Maureen (Mo) Dower is the Democratic candidate for Colorado House District 64 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.
  • Scott L. Slaugh · RepublicanIncumbent
    Scott Slaugh is the Republican state representative for House District 64 in Larimer and Weld counties, appointed by a Republican vacancy committee in September 2025 to succeed Ryan Armagost, per the Colorado Springs Gazette. He serves on the Energy & Environment and Judiciary committees and sponsored 5 bills in the 2026 session, including measures on municipal disconnection, nursing home regulation and protections for minors online, per the Colorado General Assembly. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Lori Garcia Sander (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Colorado House District 65; Lori Garcia Sander 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.

  • Lori Garcia Sander · RepublicanIncumbent
    Lori Garcia Sander is the Republican state representative for House District 65 in Larimer and Weld counties and a former public-school teacher and principal with 25 years in education, per her campaign site. She serves on the Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources and Education committees, per the Colorado General Assembly.
    Priorities: Fully funding schools annually without drawing on TABOR reserves, plus campus security · Addressing theft, drug and violent crime rates · Preserving agriculture and oil and gas as revenue-generating industries (per the campaign site)

Ballot proposals on the November 3 ballot

One proposal from the county's official candidate and proposal list. Countywide questions appear on every ballot in Larimer County; local ones only inside the city or township named.

Larimer County Ballot Issue 1A

Countywide

A county-wide 0.3% sales and use tax measure proposed by the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners to support community resilience and community needs; full resolution text available for download on the county elections page. Asks Larimer County voters to approve a new 0.3% county sales and use tax to fund community resilience and community needs. Source: https://www.larimer.gov/clerk/elections/election.

Sample ballot by ZIP code in Larimer County

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