Alex Mugatu

Alex Mugatu

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of Colorado

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Next election

November 3, 2026

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Alex Mugatu (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Colorado. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

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Mugatu's professional experience includes serving as chairman of Icon Asylum Entertainment.

Elections

2026

See also: Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 30, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of Colorado

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Colorado on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mark Baisley (R)
		Scott Bottoms (R)
		Jason Ray Clark (R)
		Brycen Garrison (R)
		Stevan Gess (R)
	Submit photo	Jon Gray-Ginsberg (R)
		Joshua Griffin (R)
		Rabin Mahanty (R)
	Submit photo	Jason Mikesell (R)
		Alex Mugatu (R)
	Submit photo	Katie Pierce (R)
		Jim Rundberg (R)
		Stephen Hamilton (American Constitution Party)
	Submit photo	Kelsey Heikkinen (No Labels Party)
		Abass Yaya Bamba (No Labels Party)
	Submit photo	Shawn Bennett (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Willow Collamer (Unaffiliated)
		Charles Evanson (Unaffiliated)
		Marla Fernandez (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Justin Ganoe (Unaffiliated)
		Chante Jones (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Marcus Marte (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Jarvis Ray (Unaffiliated)
		Bradley Wall (Unaffiliated)
	Submit photo	Matthew Yearous (Unaffiliated)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robin Jones (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado on June 30, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael Bennet
	Submit photo	David Hughes
		Barbara Kirkmeyer
		William Moses
	Submit photo	Daniel Thomas
		Phil Weiser

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Colorado

Bob Brinkerhoff, Greg Lopez, Will McBride, and Robert Moore are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Colorado on June 30, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Bob Brinkerhoff
		Greg Lopez
		Will McBride
		Robert Moore

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2022

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Colorado State Senate District 3

Incumbent Nick Hinrichsen defeated Stephen Varela and Alex Mugatu in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nick Hinrichsen (D)	51.2	33,795
		Stephen Varela (R)	48.6	32,090
		Alex Mugatu (R) (Write-in)	0.1	90

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,975
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 3

Incumbent Nick Hinrichsen advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 3 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nick Hinrichsen	100.0	16,196

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 3

Stephen Varela advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 3 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Varela	100.0	14,121

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,121
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2020

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 46

Incumbent Daneya Esgar defeated Jonathan Ambler and John Pickerill in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 46 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daneya Esgar (D)	53.2	24,118
		Jonathan Ambler (R)	43.1	19,532
		John Pickerill (L)	3.7	1,673

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,323
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 46

Incumbent Daneya Esgar advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 46 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daneya Esgar	100.0	12,340

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 46

Jonathan Ambler defeated Alex Mugatu in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 46 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Ambler	74.9	5,815
		Alex Mugatu	25.1	1,948

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,763
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 46

John Pickerill advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 46 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		John Pickerill (L)

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2014

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Daneya Esgar was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Brian Mater defeated Alexander Lucero-Mugatu in the Republican primary. Esgar defeated Mater in the general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 46, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daneya Esgar	52.2%	16,243
	Republican	Brian Mater	47.8%	14,884
Total Votes				31,127

Colorado House of Representatives District 46 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Mater	81.4%	3,852
Alexander Lucero-Mugatu	18.6%	879
Total Votes		4,731

2012

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012

Lucero-Mugatu was running in the 2012 election for Colorado State Senate District 35. However, he withdrew before the primary.

2010

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2010

Lucero-Mugatu was defeated in the August 10 primary by Vera Ortegon.

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2026

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Alex Mugatu campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Colorado State Senate District 3	Lost general	$0	$0
2020	Colorado House of Representatives District 46	Lost primary	$20	N/A**
Grand total			$20	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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