2026 results · Colorado · Colorado Senate
John Hickenlooper, the Democrat, wins re-election to the Senate in Colorado
Kamala Harris carried Colorado by 11.0 points in 2024; this year's count is a 14.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 John HickenlooperDemocrat, incumbent | 1,606,858 | 60.4% | |
 Mark BaisleyRepublican | 932,096 | 35.1% | |
| Bob ChewOther party | 69,999 | 2.6% | |
| Blake HuberOther party | 32,451 | 1.2% | |
| Adam WithrowOther party | 13,374 | 0.5% | |
| Christopher BaumOther party | 4,172 | 0.2% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 8:01 AM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted2,658,950 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 11:28 AM EST · checked Nov 7, 6:28 PM ESTSource: Colorado Secretary of State
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What moved most
Scroll through Colorado, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 64 counties compared moved 14.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 83% as many votes as in 2024, from 89% in Chaffee County to 75% in Bent County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.28).
Adams County moved most: D+9.0 for president in 2024, D+31.9 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
El Paso County added 49,182 net votes for Hickenlooper against the 2024 margin, 15% of the statewide change
Across the 64 counties compared, the margin moved by 324,044 votes toward Hickenlooper: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- El Paso County+49,182 Hickenlooper
- Adams County+41,525 Hickenlooper
- Weld County+33,278 Hickenlooper
- Jefferson County+29,499 Hickenlooper
- Arapahoe County+28,913 Hickenlooper
- Douglas County+25,510 Hickenlooper
- Larimer County+19,260 Hickenlooper
- Mesa County+13,742 Hickenlooper
8 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Hickenlooper this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- El Paso CountyR+9.8D+3.8
- Douglas CountyR+7.0D+4.1
- Pueblo CountyR+5.1D+10.9
- Grand CountyR+0.8D+9.4
- Archuleta CountyR+14.0D+0.6
- Las Animas CountyR+13.5D+1.0
- Alamosa CountyR+10.8D+9.1
- Huerfano CountyR+8.6D+5.1
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Colorado’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Colorado’s ballot
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The seat that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won all 5 of Colorado's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election 4–4, now D 7–1, counting the leaders in 3 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Colorado Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: John Hickenlooper, by Renee Bouchard, United States Senate Photographic Studio, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Mark Baisley, by Colorado Senate GOP, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
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