As the 2026 election cycle begins, an unusually large number of Colorado lawmakers — many appointed through the vacancy process — are facing primary challenges that reflect deepening divisions within both major parties.

State Sen. Mark Baisley is leaving the race to run instead for U.S. Senate. Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez has left the GOP to become unaffiliated.

The stakes for the 2026 election and legislative session are enormous and the outcomes will determine Colorado's future political landscape. State of play: Here are five storylines we're watching. 1.

Colorado’s attorney general is accusing the Trump administration of waging a “revenge campaign” against the state.

The final days of 2025 saw an unusually high number of Colorado candidates switch parties and races, reshaping at least a few primaries ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The state has seen its share of switchers over the years,

Protect Kids Colorado measures would restrict participation in school sports, access to gender-affirming surgeries.

In a surprise twist of fate, a Democrat governor has announced that he’s considering clemency for a convicted Trump supporter. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday in […]

Peters was convicted on state charges of participating in a 2021 voting machine breach and is serving a nine-year sentence in a Pueblo women’s prison.