2026 United States Senate election in Colorado

The 2026 United States Senate election in Colorado will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic senator John Hickenlooper, who was first elected in 2020, has stated that he plans to run for re-election. He has also said that this will be his last campaign for Senate.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Karen Breslin, college professor, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022, and candidate for Colorado's 4th congressional district in 2024^[2]
John Hickenlooper, incumbent U.S. Senator^[1]
Nichole Miner, college student^[3]^[4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections^[5]	Solid D	January 17, 2025
The Cook Political Report^[6]	Solid D	February 11, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[7]	Safe D	February 13, 2025

References

^ ^a ^b Sarles, Jesse (August 22, 2024). "Sen. John Hickenlooper says his re-election bid in two years will be his last campaign for Senate". CBS News. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
^ "Breslin 2026 U.S. Senate Campaign Seeks Volunteers" (Press release). February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via University of Colorado Denver.
^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1880174". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
^ "Nichole Miner for Senate". Retrieved March 30, 2025.
^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
^ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

[CBS-22A-1] Sarles, Jesse (August 22, 2024). "Sen. John Hickenlooper says his re-election bid in two years will be his last campaign for Senate". CBS News. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

[2] "Breslin 2026 U.S. Senate Campaign Seeks Volunteers" (Press release). February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via University of Colorado Denver.

[3] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1880174". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

[4] "Nichole Miner for Senate". Retrieved March 30, 2025.

[5] "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

[6] "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

[7] "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

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