Colorado State Board of Regents election, 2026

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Colorado State Board of Regents
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 18, 2026
	Primary: June 30, 2026; General: November 3, 2026
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	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Colorado
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Colorado is holding an election for three of nine seats on the Colorado State Board of Regents on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 30, 2026. The filing deadline is March 18, 2026.

Candidates and election results

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District 2

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Donald Comstock is running in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Donald Comstock (Constitution Party)

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District 6

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 7

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Colorado

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Colorado State Board of Regents election, 2024

At-large

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District

Elliott Hood defeated Eric Rinard, T.J. Cole, and Thomas Reasoner in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elliott Hood (D)	50.5	1,478,661
		Eric Rinard (R)	46.5	1,363,271
		T.J. Cole (Unity Party)	2.0	59,612
	Submit photo	Thomas Reasoner (Approval Voting Party)	1.0	29,232

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,930,776
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District

Elliott Hood defeated Charles Johnson in the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District on June 25, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elliott Hood	52.1	229,323
	Charles Johnson	47.9	210,556

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 439,879
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Luis Licon (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District

Eric Rinard advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Rinard	100.0	376,965

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,965
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District 3

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3

Ray Scott defeated Robert Logan in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ray Scott (R)	57.1	213,916
	Robert Logan (D)	42.9	160,726

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 374,642
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3

Robert Logan advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Logan	100.0	45,623

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,623
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3

Ray Scott advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ray Scott	100.0	54,946

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,946
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Kristine Sposato (R)

District 5

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Ken Montera defeated Axel Brown in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ken Montera (R)	58.8	203,772
	Axel Brown (D)	41.2	142,538

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 346,310
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Janet Turner (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5

Axel Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Axel Brown	100.0	36,516

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,516
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Ken Montera advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Montera	100.0	66,228

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,228
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2022

See also: Colorado State Board of Regents election, 2022

District 1

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 1

Wanda James defeated Amy Naes and Ben Pope in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wanda James (D)	78.6	213,030
	Submit photo	Amy Naes (R)	21.4	57,953
		Ben Pope (D) (Write-in)	0.0	51

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,034
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 1

Wanda James defeated Johnnie Nguyen in the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 1 on June 28, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Wanda James	51.3	45,617
	Johnnie Nguyen	48.7	43,334

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,951
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Scott Mangino (D)
Jason Robinson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 1

Amy Naes advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 1 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Amy Naes	100.0	19,386

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,386
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District 4

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 4

Frank McNulty defeated Jack Barrington in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 4 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Frank McNulty (R)	64.0	217,975
	Jack Barrington (D)	36.0	122,805

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 340,780
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 4

Jack Barrington advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 4 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Barrington	100.0	43,151

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,151
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 4

Frank McNulty advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 4 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Frank McNulty	100.0	97,057

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,057
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District 5

General election

Special general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Ken Montera defeated Ron Casados in the special general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Montera (R)	60.4	160,715
	Submit photo	Ron Casados (D)	39.6	105,404

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 266,119
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5

Ron Casados advanced from the special Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ron Casados	100.0	43,341

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,341
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Ken Montera advanced from the special Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Montera	100.0	78,837

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,837
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District 8

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 8

Mark VanDriel defeated Yolanda Ortega in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark VanDriel (R)	51.7	120,151
	Submit photo	Yolanda Ortega (D)	48.3	112,328

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 232,479
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 8

Yolanda Ortega defeated Rosanna Reyes in the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 8 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Yolanda Ortega	56.0	23,230
	Submit photo	Rosanna Reyes	44.0	18,274

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,504
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 8

Mark VanDriel defeated Eric Rinard in the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 8 on June 28, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark VanDriel	52.6	25,929
	Eric Rinard	47.4	23,393

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,322
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2020

See also: Colorado State Board of Regents election, 2020

District 2

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Callie Rennison defeated Dick Murphy and Christian Vernaza in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Callie Rennison (D)	59.6	297,440
	Submit photo	Dick Murphy (R)	36.3	181,404
	Submit photo	Christian Vernaza (L)	4.1	20,293

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 499,137
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Callie Rennison defeated David Gross and Aaron Harber in the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on June 30, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Callie Rennison	53.4	88,904
	David Gross	26.8	44,581
	Aaron Harber	19.8	32,892

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 166,377
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Dick Murphy advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dick Murphy	100.0	67,260

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,260
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Christian Vernaza advanced from the Libertarian convention for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Christian Vernaza (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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District 6

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6

Ilana Spiegel defeated Richard Murray and Christopher Otwell in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilana Spiegel (D)	53.4	225,910
	Submit photo	Richard Murray (R)	44.4	188,145
	Submit photo	Christopher Otwell (Unity Party)	2.2	9,316

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 423,371
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Robert Worthey (Unity Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6

Ilana Spiegel advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilana Spiegel	100.0	115,513

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 115,513
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6

Richard Murray defeated Priscilla Rahn in the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Richard Murray	64.8	41,956
	Submit photo	Priscilla Rahn	35.2	22,784

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 64,740
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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6

Robert Worthey advanced from the Unity Party convention for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6 on April 4, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Robert Worthey (Unity Party)

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District 7

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 7

Nolbert Chavez won election in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nolbert Chavez (D)	100.0	297,965

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 297,965
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 7

Nolbert Chavez advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 7 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nolbert Chavez	100.0	117,632

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,632
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