2026 election
Colorado's 2026 primary
Some observations about the June 30 primary elections in Colorado
2026 election
2026 election
What to watch for in the 2026 primary elections
A few things that I'll be watching as election results come in next week.
2026 election
Gubernatorial primary update: Q1 2026
This post will provide an update based on the latest campaign finance disclosure filings for the major candidates for the race for governor in Colorado. Others have covered the total amounts raised by each candidate. My analysis will center on what we might be able to learn from the past
redistricting
Colorado mid-cycle redistricting
The Trump administration's pressure on Republican-led states for mid-cycle redistricting plans that advantage the GOP has opened the debate within Colorado about the possibility of responding in kind. This post will explore what a 2027 redistricting effort – should it pass – might realistically accomplish in Colorado. While
campaign finance
Donor networks in Colorado
In the last pair of posts, I’ve looked at the donor coalitions of the Democratic and Republican candidates for the 2026 gubernatorial race in Colorado. Of course, there are more races in 2026 than just the contest at the top of the ballot. In this post, I'll
campaign finance
The invisible primary in Colorado: Republican governor
In my last post, I analyzed the patterns of campaign contributions to the leading Democratic candidates for governor in Colorado. This time, we'll look at the Republicans. For more on the invisible primary, see the discussion in that post. The 2026 Republican candidates The frontrunners for the Republican
campaign finance
The invisible primary in Colorado: Democratic governor
The first votes to decide the nominations in the 2026 gubernatorial election in Colorado won’t be cast for nearly five months, but the likely candidates have been busy for months already securing endorsements and campaign donations for their races for the governor’s mansion. This is sometimes called the