General Election: November 3, 2026
How to register to vote
In Colorado, residents can register to vote up until polls close on Election Day on Nov. 3.
To receive a ballot in the mail, Coloradans must register by Oct. 26. After this date, individuals can still register, but must vote at an in-person voting center.
Individuals with a valid Colorado driver’s license or state-issued ID can register to vote, or check their voter registration status, online at GoVoteColorado.gov. Voters can also update their mailing address and voter details on this website.
How to cast a ballot
Ballots will be mailed to registered voters starting on Friday, Oct. 2.
Voters have until Monday, Oct. 26, to mail in their ballot. Any ballots completed after that date must be submitted in person to a drop box or county clerk office. Mail-in ballots can be returned in person up until 7 p.m. on Election Night.
The primary election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with polls open for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
24-hour ballot boxes:
Routt County Clerk’s Office — 522 Lincoln Ave. in Steamboat Springs
Routt County Detention Center — 2025 Shield Dr. in Steamboat Springs
North Routt Community Charter School — 26990 Eagle Ln. in Clark
Regular business hour ballot boxes:
Town of Hayden Town Hall – 178 W Jefferson Ave., Hayden
Town of Oak Creek Town Hall – 129 Nancy Crawford Blvd., Oak Creek
Town of Yampa Town Hall – 101 Main St., Yampa
North Routt Community Charter School — 26990 Eagle Ln. in Clark
Routt County Clerk and Recorder – 522 Lincoln Ave, Suite 21, Steamboat Springs
Vote in-person in Routt County
In-person voting is available in Steamboat at the Community Room of the Routt County Health and Human Services building, 136 6th St., which will be open on weekdays from Oct. 19 through Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Local races
Oak Creek Mayor
- Melissa Dobbins
- Alvin Powell
Hayden Town Council
- Trevor Gann
- Melinda Carlson
- Dana Haskins
- Bob Reese
- Glen Frentress
- Brandon Salveson
* None of the races for Routt County offices this year are contested. Routt County Commissioner Sonja Macys, Clerk and Recorder Jenny Thomas, Treasurer Lane Iacovetto, Assessor Gary Peterson, Sheriff Doug Scherar and Coroner Mitch Locke are all running for reelection unopposed.
State Races
Governor
- Victor Marx (R) | Q&A | Op-Ed
- Phil Weiser (D) | Q&A | Op-Ed
- Stephen T. Hamilton (American Constitution) | Q&A | Op-Ed
- Eric Mulder (Libertarian) | Q&A
- Jeff Peckman (Unity) | Q&A | Op-Ed
- Erik Underwood (Approval Voting) | Q&A | Op-Ed
- Greg Lopez (Unaffiliated) | Q&A | Op-Ed
- Amanda Gonzalez (D)
- James Wiley (R)
- Sean Vadney (Libertarian)
- Amanda Campbell (American Constitution)
- Celeste Landry (Forward)
- Jeff Bridges (D)
- Kevin Grantham (R)
- Jodie Barr (Libertarian)
- Marilee Langner Sturgis (Approval Voting)
- Michael J. Allen (R)
- Jena Griswold (D)
State Board of Education: District 3
- Sherri M. Wright (R), incumbent
- Barb Clementi (D)
University of Colorado Board of Regents: District 2
- Marty Neilson (R)
- Edie Hooton (D)
- Richard Friend (Libertarian)
Colorado House District 13
Colorado House District 26
Federal Races
- Mark Baisley (R) | Q&A | Op-Ed
- John Hickenlooper (D), incumbent | Q&A | Op-Ed
- Bob Chew (Forward)
- Christopher Baum (Approval Voting)
- Blake Huber (Libertarian)
- Adam Withrow (Unity)
- Donald Willoughby (Unaffiliated-Write In)
- Will Powers (R-Write In)
- Ryan Apelbaum (R-Write In)
U.S. House of Representatives: 2nd Congressional District
U.S. House of Representatives: 3rd Congressional District
- Dwayne L. Romero (D) | Q&A | Op-Ed
- Jeff Hurd (R), incumbent | Q&A | Op-Ed
- Cory Robertson (Libertarian)
- Clifton Brown (Unaffiliated)
Local Ballot Measures
- Ballot issue 2A: Town of Oak Creek 2% sales tax
- Ballot issue 4A: Hayden School District mill levy increase
- Ballot issue 4B: Consolidation of the Hayden School District into the boundaries of the Colorado Mountain College district
- Ballot issue 5B: Eagle County School District $11 household tax increase*
- Ballot issue 6A: West Routt Fire Protection District mill levy increase
- Ballot issue 6B: Morrison Creek Metropolitan Water & Sanitation District
- Ballot issue 7A: Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority half-cent sales tax
*A very small group of voters in South Routt’s Precinct 10, into which the Eagle County School District crosses, will be asked to consider this ballot measure.
Statewide Ballot Measures
Amendments refer to measures that propose changes to the Colorado Constitution, and propositions propose a statutory change.
Referred by the legislature
- Proposition NN: Keep and Spend Money for Education and Other Purposes
Citizen-initiated measures:
- Amendment 81: Law Enforcement Communication with Federal Immigration Authorities
- Amendment 82: Constitutional Right to Purchase and Sell Natural Gas
- Amendment 83: Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish
- Amendment 84: Mail Ballot Voter Identification
- Amendment 85: Plain Language Ballot Titles
- Amendment 86: Requirements for Off-Cycle Congressional Redistricting
- Amendment 87: Graduated Income Tax
- Proposition 132: Increase Penalties for Fentanyl Crimes
- Proposition 133: Penalties for Human Trafficking of a Minor
- Proposition 134: Male and Female Participation in School and Collegiate Sports
- Proposition 135: Prohibit Surgery on Minors in Response to Reception of Sex or Gender
- Proposition 136: Income Tax Rate Limit
- Proposition 137: Direct Sporting Goods Sales Tax Revenue for Conservation
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