2026 United States Senate election in Colorado

The 2026 United States Senate election in Colorado will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Colorado. Primary elections will be held on June 30, 2026. Incumbent Democratic senator John Hickenlooper, who was first elected in 2020, has stated that he plans to run for re-election. He has also said that this will be his last campaign for Senate.

2026 United States Senate election in Colorado

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator

John Hickenlooper
Democratic



Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Karen Breslin, college professor, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022, and candidate for Colorado's 4th congressional district in 2024
  • Julie Gonzales, state senator from the 34th district (2019–present)
  • Brashad Hasley, software engineer
  • John Hickenlooper, incumbent U.S. senator

Filed paperwork

  • A.J. Zimpfer, accountant

Withdrawn

  • Nichole Miner, college student

Endorsements

Karen Breslin
Organizations
  • Our Revolution Denver
  • Track AIPAC
John Hickenlooper
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Karen Breslin (D) $65,845 $51,702 $14,143
Brashad Hasley (D) $7,749 $37 $7,712
John Hickenlooper (D) $6,481,472 $4,482,366 $3,641,189
Anthony Zimpfer (D) $3,708 $230 $3,478
Source: Federal Election Commission

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Janak Joshi, former state representative from the 16th district (2011–2017) and candidate for Colorado's 8th congressional district in 2024
  • George Markert, AI strategic advisor

Filed paperwork

  • Dathan Jones, pastor

Potential

  • Heidi Ganahl, former at-large member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents (2017–2023) and nominee for governor in 2022

Declined

  • Brandi Bradley, state representative from the 39th district (2023–present)

Endorsements

George Markert
U.S. representatives
  • Tom Tancredo, former CO-06 (1999–2009)

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Janak Joshi (R) $147,499 $35,444 $112,055
George Markert (R) $119,482 $63,678 $55,804
Source: Federal Election Commission

Independent candidates

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Clinton Roosevelt Dale
  • Joshua William Kuebler

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Inside Elections Solid D August 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report Solid D October 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe D August 12, 2025
Race To The WH Safe D September 4, 2025

See also

  • 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election
  • 2026 Colorado elections

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