Who is on the ballot in 81653?

John Hickenlooper is Colorado's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. He started out as a geologist and, after being laid off, opened Colorado's first brewpub in Denver's Lower Downtown and went on to start seven more small businesses, per the campaign site. He was elected mayor of Denver and ran for governor in 2010, per the campaign site.

Mark Baisley leads a Colorado software company in the development of interactive systems visualization technology, after a career as an aerospace engineer with Martin Marietta, Hughes, Raytheon and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, per the campaign site. He was elected to the Colorado State House in 2018 and to the Colorado State Senate in 2022, per the campaign site.

Bob Chew is the Forward Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Chew grew up in a middle-class family in Cleveland, Ohio, earned an engineering degree while working to pay his own way, and served as an officer on a nuclear submarine, per the Colorado Forward Party's candidate profile. Chew spent three decades building a company from four employees to 700 and then sold it to the employees through an employee stock ownership plan, per the Colorado Forward Party's candidate profile. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a chemical engineering degree, spent five years on active duty aboard a nuclear attack submarine, later served as a Navy Reserve intelligence officer, and founded an engineering services company in 1996 that he sold to its employees, per the campaign site.

Christopher Baum is the Approval Voting Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado 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.

Blake Huber is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado 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.

Adam Withrow is the Unity Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. He describes himself as a working-class man, not a politician, per the campaign site. He says he has worked as a ranch hand, a CNA, a cook, a contractor and a detention officer, and that he studied philosophy, psychology and history in college before leaving early to pursue a business opportunity, per the campaign site.

Phil Weiser is the Democratic nominee for Colorado governor, winning the June 30 primary over U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Colorado's attorney general since 2019 and a former law school dean, he is running to succeed term-limited Gov. Jared Polis with a campaign focused on affordability, housing, public lands, and defending Coloradans' rights. He is running with Lesley Dahlkemper as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Colorado Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list.

Victor Marx is the Republican nominee for Colorado governor. He is a U.S. Marine veteran and the founder of All Things Possible Ministries, which has led missions delivering trauma relief and medical aid in conflict regions, per the campaign site. He faces Democrat Phil Weiser in November. He is running with George Washington Markert as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Colorado Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list.

Stephen T. Hamilton is the American Constitution Party candidate for Colorado governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. The ticket's lieutenant governor candidate is James K Treibert, per the same list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026. Hamilton is the American Constitution Party candidate for governor of Colorado, running with James Karl "Jim" Treibert as his lieutenant governor candidate, per KDVR.

Eric Mulder is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. The ticket's lieutenant governor candidate is Wayne Harlos, per the same list. Mulder is a U.S. Army veteran and security guard from Aurora, per KDVR. Mulder is a small business owner running as the Libertarian nominee for governor, per KDVR.

Jeff Peckman is the Unity Party of Colorado candidate for Governor, running with Tijani "T.J." Cole for Lieutenant Governor, per his campaign site. His platform focuses on solutions to reduce air pollution, per the campaign site.

Erik Underwood is running for Colorado Governor on the Approval Voting Party line. He is Chairman of Illmatic Ventures and CEO of the technology companies My24HourNews.com and Vurbil, and previously worked in the U.S. Senate and as a student intern in the Atlanta City Solicitor's Office, per his campaign site.

Greg Lopez joined the U.S. Air Force at 17 and served four years before moving to Colorado, per his campaign site. He later served as Mayor and city manager of Parker, Colorado, and previously served as a U.S. Representative for Colorado's 4th District, per the campaign site. He now lives in Elizabeth, Colorado, and is running for Governor of Colorado, per the campaign site.

Jena Griswold is the Democratic nominee for Colorado attorney general, winning the June 30 primary. Colorado's term-limited secretary of state since 2019, she campaigns on defending voting rights, consumer protection, and reproductive rights.

Michael Allen is the elected District Attorney in Colorado's Fourth Judicial District, covering El Paso and Teller counties, first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2024, per his campaign site. He served eight years in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electronics Technician and previously worked as a consumer protection prosecutor in the Kansas Attorney General's Office, per the campaign site. He is running for Colorado Attorney General, per the campaign site.

Amanda Gonzalez is the Democratic nominee for Colorado secretary of state, winning the June 30 primary. The Jefferson County clerk and recorder and a former Colorado Common Cause director, she campaigns on election security, voter access, and government transparency.

James Wiley was born in Colorado Springs and later moved to Pueblo, Colorado, graduating from Pueblo County High School in 2011, per his campaign site. He attended CU Boulder and later earned a Management and Marketing degree and an MBA from CSU-Pueblo, per the campaign site. He served as Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of Colorado in 2024 and 2025 before switching to the Republican Party, and is running for Colorado Secretary of State, per the campaign site.

Celeste Landry is the Forward Party candidate for Colorado Secretary of State, per her campaign site. She describes a long history of involvement in election administration issues and has campaigned across Colorado's counties, per the campaign site.

Sean Vadney is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Vadney is a 25-year-old musician, small business owner, and entertainment industry professional from Highlands Ranch, per Colorado Public Radio. Vadney has been active in the Libertarian Party of Colorado since 2019, per Colorado Public Radio.

Amanda Campbell is the American Constitution Party candidate for Colorado secretary of state 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. Campbell works as a program secretary for Meals on Wheels of Mesa County in Grand Junction, per iVoterGuide.

Bridges is a Colorado State Senator who chairs the Joint Budget Committee and previously worked for U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, per the campaign site. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and later worked as an associate vice president at Union Theological Seminary, per the campaign site.

Kevin J. Grantham is the Republican nominee for Colorado treasurer, a former president of the Colorado Senate and Fremont County commissioner. He campaigns on fiscal restraint, protecting taxpayers, and responsible management of state investments.

Jodie Barr is the Libertarian candidate for Colorado state treasurer 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. Barr is the Libertarian Party nominee for Colorado State Treasurer, per Libertarian Party of Colorado.

Marilee Langner Sturgis is the Approval Voting Party candidate for Colorado state treasurer 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.

Hood earned a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, then practiced law and served ten years as a prosecutor in the 18th Judicial District Attorney's office before becoming a Denver District Court judge in 2007, per the court's official biography. Governor John Hickenlooper appointed him to the Colorado Supreme Court in 2013, and he was retained by voters in 2016.

Dailey earned his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and worked at the Colorado Attorney General's Office from 1978 to 2000, including as First Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, per the court's official biography. Governor Bill Owens appointed him to the Court of Appeals in January 2000.

Harris earned her law degree from New York University School of Law, clerked for a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals judge, and worked in the Office of the Federal Public Defender before entering private practice at Husch Blackwell LLP, per the court's official biography. Governor John Hickenlooper appointed her to the Court of Appeals on July 23, 2015.

Freyre earned her law degree from the University of Denver College of Law and worked as a Deputy State Public Defender in the Arapahoe County trial office and then the appellate division from 1991 to 2015, per the court's official biography. Governor John Hickenlooper appointed her to the Court of Appeals on September 18, 2015.

Schock has served on the Colorado Court of Appeals since 2022, per the Colorado Judicial Branch's official judge roster.

Lum has served on the Colorado Court of Appeals since 2022 and is the liaison to the 15th Judicial District, per the Colorado Judicial Branch's official judge roster.

Pax Moultrie is a sitting Colorado Court of Appeals judge facing a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Colorado Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. No further biographical detail was independently verified as of September 23, 2026.

Grant Sullivan is a sitting Colorado Court of Appeals judge facing a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Colorado Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list. No further biographical detail was independently verified as of September 23, 2026.

Marty Neilson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, University of Colorado Board of Regents, 2nd Congressional District, per the Colorado Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 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.

Richard Friend is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, University of Colorado Board of Regents, 2nd Congressional District, per the Colorado Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.

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.

Meghan Lukens is a high school teacher who grew up in Routt County and represents Colorado House District 26, where she chairs the House Education Committee, per her campaign site.

James Kellogg is a Gypsum resident and vice chair of the Eagle County Republican Central Committee who previously served on the Silt Board of Trustees in Garfield County, per the Post Independent. He is a longtime engineering consultant specializing in geotechnical, geologic and water resources engineering and worked as a water resource engineer for the Colorado Division of Water Resources from 2006 to 2015, per the Post Independent. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.