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Colorado elections, 2024
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This page provides information on the 2024 elections in Colorado, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.
Election dates
Statewide election dates in Colorado are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.
Statewide election dates
March 5, 2024: Presidential preference primary
June 25, 2024: Primary
November 5, 2024: General election
Offices on the ballot
| Colorado elections, 2024 | ||
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| Office | Elections? | More information |
| U.S. Senate | — | — |
| U.S. House | ✓ | Click here |
| Congress special election | ✓ | Click here |
| Governor | — | — |
| Other state executive | ✓ | Click here |
| State Senate | ✓ | Click here |
| State House | ✓ | Click here |
| Special state legislative | — | — |
| State Supreme Court | ✓ | Click here |
| Intermediate appellate courts | ✓ | Click here |
| School boards | — | — |
| Municipal government | ✓ | Click here |
| Recalls | ✓ | Click here |
| Ballot measures | ✓ | Click here |
| Local ballot measures | ✓ | Click here |
Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
Subject to Ballotpedia's scope
Noteworthy elections
Below is a list of races in this state that received in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that race.
- Colorado State Senate elections, 2024
- Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
- Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
- Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
- Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
Statewide ballot measures
- See also: Colorado 2024 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 79 | Constitutional rights; Insurance; Abortion | Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion and repeal provision banning the use of public funds for abortions |
|
1,921,593 (62%) |
1,179,261 (38%) |
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| Amendment 80 | School choice; Constitutional rights | Provide that "each K-12 child has the right to school choice" |
|
1,507,236 (49%) |
1,548,679 (51%) |
|
| Amendment G | Tax exemptions; Veterans | Expands the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to veterans with individual unemployability status |
|
2,212,022 (73%) |
812,638 (27%) |
|
| Amendment H | Judiciary | Creates an independent judicial discipline adjudicative board and create rules for the judicial discipline process |
|
2,150,820 (73%) |
793,642 (27%) |
|
| Amendment I | Bail | Remove the right to bail in cases of first-degree murder when the proof is evident or the presumption is great |
|
2,058,063 (68%) |
953,652 (32%) |
|
| Amendment J | Family | Remove the provision of the state constitution that says "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state" |
|
1,982,200 (64%) |
1,099,228 (36%) |
|
| Amendment K | Initiative process; Judiciary | Change deadlines for filing initiative and referendum petition signatures and judicial retention notice deadlines to remove one week in order to allow one extra week for the secretary of state to certify ballot order and content and election officials' deadline to transmit ballots |
|
1,293,879 (45%) |
1,591,312 (55%) |
|
| Proposition 127 | Hunting | Prohibit trophy hunting, defined as "intentionally killing, wounding, pursuing, or entrapping a mountain lion, bobcat, or lynx; or discharging or releasing any deadly weapon at a mountain lion, bobcat, or lynx" |
|
1,382,048 (45%) |
1,671,710 (55%) |
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| Proposition 128 | Criminal sentencing; Parole | Require that persons convicted of certain violent crimes serve more of their sentences before being eligible for parole |
|
1,869,231 (62%) |
1,140,284 (38%) |
|
| Proposition 129 | Business; Animals | Create the profession of veterinary professional associate (VPA) requiring a master's degree and registration with the state board of veterinary medicine |
|
1,572,545 (53%) |
1,407,814 (47%) |
|
| Proposition 130 | Law enforcement; Budgets | Allocate state revenue to a new fund, called the Peace Officer Training and Support Fund, for law enforcement recruitment, retention, training, and death benefits |
|
1,583,118 (53%) |
1,415,528 (47%) |
|
| Proposition 131 | Primary elections; RCV | Establish top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting (RCV) for federal and state offices in Colorado |
|
1,385,060 (46%) |
1,595,256 (54%) |
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| Proposition JJ | Water; Gambling; Taxes | Allow the state to retain tax revenue collected above $29 million annually from the tax on sports betting proceeds |
|
2,340,370 (76%) |
721,237 (24%) |
|
| Proposition KK | Firearms; Taxes | Levy a 6.5% excise tax on firearms and ammunition manufacturing and sales to be imposed on firearms dealers, manufacturers, and ammunition vendors and appropriating the revenue to the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Cash Fund to be used to fund crime victim services programs, mental and behavioral health programs for children and veterans, and school security and safety programs. |
|
1,675,123 (54%) |
1,406,112 (46%) |
What's on your ballot?
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List of candidates
The following table displays a list of candidates in Colorado. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Please click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
| candidate | office | party | status |
|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Approval Voting Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Democratic | Lost (Write-in) Primary | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Unity Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Approval Voting Party | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Unity Party | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Unity Party | Lost General | ||
U.S. House Colorado District 4 (Special election) | Republican | Won General | |
U.S. House Colorado District 4 (Special election) | Approval Voting Party | Lost General | |
U.S. House Colorado District 4 (Special election) | Democratic | Lost General | |
U.S. House Colorado District 4 (Special election) | Libertarian | Lost General | |
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Approval Voting Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Unity Party | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
American Constitution Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Forward Party | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Approval Voting Party | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Unity Party | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Approval Voting Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Unity Party | Lost General |
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
| candidate | office | party | status |
|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Libertarian | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Colorado State Board of Education District 3 (Special election) | Republican | Won General | |
Colorado State Board of Education District 3 (Special election) | Democratic | Lost General | |
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Rhonda Solis | Democratic | Lost General | |
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Approval Voting Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Unity Party | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Ken Montera | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Cleave Simpson Jr. | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Larry Liston | Republican | Won General | |
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Chris Kolker | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Unity Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Unity Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Unity Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Junie Joseph | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Karen McCormick | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Stephanie Vigil | Democratic | Lost General | |
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Withdrew General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Mary Bradfield | Republican | Won General | |
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Kenneth DeGraaf | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Meghan Lukens | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
Brianna Titone | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
Sheila Lieder | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Colorado Center Party | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Forward Party | Lost General | ||
Chad Clifford | Democratic | Won General | |
Unaffiliated | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Republican | Withdrew General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Robert Marshall | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Ron Weinberg | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Colorado Center Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Ryan Armagost | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Colorado Supreme Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado Supreme Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado Supreme Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado Court of Appeals (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado Court of Appeals (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado Court of Appeals (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado Court of Appeals (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado Court of Appeals (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
| candidate | office | party | status |
|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Won General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Colorado Center Party | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Carrie Warren-Gully | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Jeff Baker | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Unaffiliated | Lost General | ||
Adams County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Adams County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Adams County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Adams County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Adams County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Adams County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Arapahoe County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Arapahoe County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 2nd Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 2nd Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 2nd Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 2nd Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 2nd Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 2nd Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 2nd Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 2nd Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 4th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 4th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 4th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 4th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 4th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 4th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 4th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 4th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 17th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 17th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 17th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 18th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 18th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 18th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 18th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 18th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 18th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Colorado 18th Judicial District (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Denver County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
El Paso County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
El Paso County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
El Paso County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
El Paso County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
El Paso County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Footnotes
