Denver County, Colorado: 2026 ballot

Registering to vote

Not registered yet? You can still register and vote on Election Day in Colorado. You'll register in person and will usually need ID and proof of where you live. Where to go (your polling place, a vote center or the election office) depends on your county.

From NASED's official 2026 deadlines. See vote.gov or your county election office for the rules where you live.

Key dates after you vote in Colorado

• Mail ballots sent by mail must arrive by Nov 3.
• If there's a problem with your mail ballot (a missing signature, for example), you can fix it until Nov 12.
• Results are certified by counties by Nov 25 and by the state by Nov 30. Until then, results are unofficial.

Dates from NASED (the National Association of State Election Directors), compiled from state election calendars and checked by state election officials. Your county election office has the final word on your ballot.

Ballots cast so far

316,608 ballots cast in Denver County as of Nov 6: 23,666 early in person and 292,942 by mail.

Counts through Nov 5, from the Colorado Secretary of State, updated each morning. Party is how voters are registered, not how they voted. No votes are counted until polls close on Election Day.

Courts (16)

• 2nd Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Andrew Luxen · 1 candidate
• 2nd Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Christopher J. Baumann · 1 candidate
• 2nd Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — John Eric Elliff · 1 candidate
• 2nd Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Jon J. Olafson · 1 candidate
• 2nd Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Michael W.V. Angel · 1 candidate
• 2nd Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Sarah Block Wallace · 1 candidate
• Denver County Court Judge (retention) — Andrea Eddy · 1 candidate
• Denver County Court Judge (retention) — Chelsea Malone · 1 candidate
• Denver County Court Judge (retention) — Isaam L. Shamsid-Deen · 1 candidate
• Denver County Court Judge (retention) — Judith Smith · 1 candidate
• Denver County Court Judge (retention) — Kerri Lombardi · 1 candidate
• Denver County Court Judge (retention) — Michelle Martinez-Thomas · 1 candidate
• Denver County Court Judge (retention) — Olympia Z. Fay · 1 candidate
• Denver Juvenile Court Judge (retention) — Elizabeth Joan McCarthy · 1 candidate
• Denver Juvenile Court Judge (retention) — Lisa Gomez · 1 candidate
• Denver Probate Court Judge (retention) — Elizabeth D. Leith · 1 candidate

Ballot measures (6)

• City and County of Denver Initiated Ordinance 311 — Ban on force-feeding birds and sale of force-fed products (foie gras)
• City and County of Denver Referred Question 2H — Charter amendment: Auditor enforcement of wage and worker-protection laws
• City and County of Denver Referred Question 2I — Charter amendment: budget and appropriation process (two-year budget option)
• City and County of Denver Referred Question 2J — Charter amendment: Civil Service Commission and Department of Safety
• City and County of Denver Referred Question 2K — Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado) 20-year franchise
• Denver Public Schools Ballot Issue 4A — Mill levy override (up to $44 million)

Next elections here

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