2026 Colorado Secretary of State election

For related races, see 2026 United States secretary of state elections.

The 2026 Colorado Secretary of State election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next Secretary of State of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold will be term-limited and ineligible to seek reelection.

2026 Colorado secretary of state election

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Secretary of State Jena Griswold Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jessie Danielson, Colorado State Senator from the 20th and 22nd District (2019–present) and Speaker Pro Tempore of the Colorado House of Representatives (2017–2019) from the 24th District (2015–2019)^[1]
• Amanda Gonzalez, Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder^[2]

Potential

• Steve Fenberg, President of the Colorado State Senate (2022–2025) from the 18th District (2017–2025)^[2]
• George Stern, former Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder^[3][4]

Declined

• Jeff Bridges, Colorado State Senator from the 26th District (2019–present) and Colorado State Representative from the 3rd District (2017–2019)^[5] (Running for Colorado State Treasurer)

Republican primary

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Cory Parella^[6]
• Ross Taraborelli^[6]

Potential

• Sheri Davis, Douglas County Clerk and Recorder^[3]

Independents

Filed paperwork

• Melissa Richards^[6]

See also

• 2026 United States Senate election in Colorado