Meet Our 2026 Candidates
The Montrose County Democratic Party does not endorse candidates in contested primary elections. This page will be updated as more information becomes available.
Candidates on the Democratic Primary Ballot
Below is the list of candidates, in alphabetical order and order of office, who
have earned access to the Democratic Primary Ballot through our Party’s
Caucus and Assembly process. This list is available on the Colorado Democratic
website: coloradodems.org/candidates
Those marked with an asterisk* earned access by petition. Those marked with
two asterisks** earned access through both the Caucus and Assembly process
and by petition.
Federal
U.S. Senate
• Julie Gonzales
• John Hickenlooper*
Congressional District 3 (running against Jeff Hurd)
• Alex Kelloff
• Dwayne Romero
State
Governor
• Michael Bennet*
• Phil Weiser
Attorney General
• Hetal Doshi*
• Michael Dougherty**
• Jena Griswold
• David Seligman
Secretary of State
• Jessie Danielson
• Amanda Gonzalez
State Treasurer
• Jeff Bridges
State Board Of Education
• Barb Clementi (Congressional District 3)
State House District 58
• Susanna Smith
