What party is John Hickenlooper?

John Hickenlooper is running as a Democrat.

Is John Hickenlooper the incumbent?

Yes. John Hickenlooper currently holds this office.

Who is John Hickenlooper running against?

Mark Baisley, for Colorado U.S. Senate.

Should I vote for John Hickenlooper?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare John Hickenlooper's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

John Hickenlooper

Democrat · Candidate for Colorado U.S. Senate · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). Senate roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately left.

AI read of their current public record: slightly left.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxes	Center
Guns	Strongly left
Health care	Moderately left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the Senate (119th Congress, 915 votes): missed 1.1% of votes, voted with their party 94.8% of the time.

Sponsored 37 bills (0 became law), mostly on science, technology, communications, energy, health.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $511K supporting and $0 opposing John Hickenlooper.

For
Common Sense Action Fund	$300K
Our Future Colorado	$195K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · Business / industry	$15K
Neighbor Voices PAC	$670
Givegreen United Action	$194

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

Executive branch officials: Ken Salazar
U.S. senators: Michael Bennet, Elizabeth Warren
U.S. representatives: John Salazar
Labor unions: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, SMART Local 9, UA Pipefitters Union Local 208, Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Organizations: 314 Action, AIPAC, Brady Campaign, Center for New Liberalism, End Citizens United, Giffords and 8 more

More about John Hickenlooper

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

Also running

Mark Baisley · Republican

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Quick answers

What party is John Hickenlooper?: John Hickenlooper is running as a Democrat.
Is John Hickenlooper the incumbent?: Yes. John Hickenlooper currently holds this office.
Who is John Hickenlooper running against?: Mark Baisley, for Colorado U.S. Senate.
Is John Hickenlooper liberal or conservative?: On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, John Hickenlooper is moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
Should I vote for John Hickenlooper?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare John Hickenlooper's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

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