Colorado State Board of Education election, 2026

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Colorado State Board of Education
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	Filing deadline: Pending
	Primary: Pending; 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 Education on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

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Colorado's 1st Congressional District

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Colorado's 3rd Congressional District

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Colorado's 7th Congressional District

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 Education election, 2024

District 2

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 2

Kathy Gebhardt defeated Ethan Augreen in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Gebhardt (D)	99.3	299,267
	Ethan Augreen (L) (Write-in)	0.7	2,004

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 301,271
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 2

Kathy Gebhardt defeated Marisol Rodriguez in the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 2 on June 25, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Gebhardt	56.7	52,263
	Marisol Rodriguez	43.3	39,885

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,148
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District 3

General election

Special general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Sherri Wright defeated Ellen Angeles in the special general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sherri Wright (R)	57.0	217,850
	Ellen Angeles (D)	43.0	164,625

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382,475
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Ellen Angeles advanced from the special Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Angeles	100.0	47,041

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,041
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Sherri Wright advanced from the special Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sherri Wright	100.0	65,071

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,071
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District 4

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 4

Kristi Burton Brown defeated Krista Holtzmann in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kristi Burton Brown (R)	60.5	263,234
	Krista Holtzmann (D)	39.5	171,565

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 434,799
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4

Krista Holtzmann advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Krista Holtzmann	100.0	45,458

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,458
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4

Kristi Burton Brown defeated Saundra Larsen in the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4 on June 25, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kristi Burton Brown	53.4	56,540
	Saundra Larsen	46.6	49,244

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,784
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District 8

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Yazmin Navarro defeated incumbent Rhonda Solis in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Yazmin Navarro (R)	52.5	168,810
	Rhonda Solis (D)	47.5	152,772

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 321,582
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Incumbent Rhonda Solis advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rhonda Solis	100.0	34,444

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,444
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Yazmin Navarro advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yazmin Navarro	100.0	35,317

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,317
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2022

See also: Colorado State Board of Education election, 2022

District 5

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Steve Durham defeated Joseph Shelton in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 5 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steve Durham (R)	58.4	157,068
	Joseph Shelton (D)	41.6	111,914

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 268,982
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5

Joseph Shelton advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Shelton	100.0	43,638

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,638
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Steve Durham advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Durham	100.0	80,167

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,167
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Gavin Rainey (R)

District 6

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Rebecca McClellan defeated Molly Lamar in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 6 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rebecca McClellan (D)	58.3	159,191
	Molly Lamar (R)	41.7	113,955

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,146
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Rebecca McClellan advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 6 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebecca McClellan	100.0	58,303

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,303
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 6

Molly Lamar advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 6 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Lamar	100.0	48,888

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,888
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District 8

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Rhonda Solis defeated Peggy Propst and James Treibert in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rhonda Solis (D)	49.3	117,434
	Peggy Propst (R)	48.5	115,483
	James Treibert (American Constitution Party)	2.3	5,367

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,284
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Rhonda Solis advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rhonda Solis	100.0	41,776

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,776
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Peggy Propst defeated Cody LeBlanc in the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peggy Propst	55.8	29,155
	Submit photo	Cody LeBlanc	44.2	23,052

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,207
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At-large seat

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education At Large

Kathy Plomer defeated Dan Maloit, Ryan Van Gundy, and Eric Bodenstab in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Plomer (D)	53.4	1,296,355
	Dan Maloit (R)	43.0	1,044,303
	Ryan Van Gundy (L)	2.8	68,969
	Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)	0.7	16,502

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,426,129
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Norahlyza Tung (Approval Voting Party)
Kevin Lorusso (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large

Kathy Plomer advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Plomer	100.0	488,979

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 488,979
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large

Dan Maloit advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Maloit	100.0	498,379

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 498,379
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Approval Voting Party convention

Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado State Board of Education At Large

Norahlyza Tung advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on March 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Norahlyza Tung (Approval Voting Party)

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2020

See also: Colorado State Board of Education election, 2020

District 1

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Lisa Escarcega defeated Sydnnia Wulff, Alan Hayman, and Zachary Laddison in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Escarcega (D)	73.3	326,818
	Submit photo	Sydnnia Wulff (R)	23.4	104,204
	Submit photo	Alan Hayman (L)	2.8	12,707
	Submit photo	Zachary Laddison (Approval Voting Party)	0.5	2,405

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 446,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Lisa Escarcega defeated Donna Morganstern in the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on June 30, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lisa Escarcega	72.8	138,585
	Donna Morganstern	27.2	51,711

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 190,296
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Valentina Flores (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Sydnnia Wulff advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sydnnia Wulff	100.0	33,546

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,546
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Alan Hayman advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Alan Hayman (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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District 3

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Joyce Rankin defeated Mayling Simpson in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joyce Rankin (R)	55.0	228,586
	Mayling Simpson (D)	45.0	187,326

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 415,912
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Mayling Simpson advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mayling Simpson	100.0	86,132

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,132
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Joyce Rankin advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joyce Rankin	100.0	89,350

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,350
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District 7

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 7

Karla Esser defeated Nancy Pallozzi in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karla Esser (D)	62.2	258,069
	Submit photo	Nancy Pallozzi (R)	37.8	156,890

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 414,959
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 7

Karla Esser advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 7 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karla Esser	100.0	118,156

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,156
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 7

Nancy Pallozzi advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 7 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Pallozzi	100.0	52,381

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,381
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