Mesa 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

78,427 ballots cast in Mesa County as of Nov 6: 3,813 early in person and 74,614 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 (6)

• 21st Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Craig Peter Henderson · 1 candidate
• 21st Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Gretchen B. Larson · 1 candidate
• 21st Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — JenniLynn E. Lawrence · 1 candidate
• 21st Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Jeremy Chaffin · 1 candidate
• Mesa County Court Judge (retention) — Bruce R. Raaum · 1 candidate
• Mesa County Court Judge (retention) — Scott Joseph Burrill · 1 candidate

Ballot measures (5)

• City of Grand Junction Ballot Issue 2B — Orchard Mesa Pool Sales Tax And Debt
• Mesa County Valley School District 51 Ballot Issue 4A — Mill Levy Override (up to $23.2 million)
• Palisade Rural Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6A — Mill Levy Increase
• Town of De Beque Ballot Issue 2C — Medical Marijuana Occupational Tax
• Town of Palisade Ballot Issue 2A — Sales Tax Increase (1%, through 2034)

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