2026 Colorado Attorney General election
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The 2026 Colorado Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; he is instead running for governor.[1]
Candidates
Pursuant to Article 4 of Title 1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, candidates for statewide office may qualify for the primary ballot by receiving 30% or more of the delegate vote at the party's state assembly, or by petitioning onto the ballot with sufficient voter signatures. Candidates who attend assembly but receive less than 10% of the delegate vote are disqualified from petitioning. At the Colorado Democratic Party State Assembly on March 28, 2026, Jena Griswold received 41.78% and David Seligman received 40.61%, qualifying both for the primary ballot.[2] Michael Dougherty received 17.62% at assembly and separately petitioned onto the ballot; Hetal Doshi did not attend assembly and petitioned directly.[2] Both Dougherty's and Doshi's petitions were deemed sufficient by the Colorado Secretary of State on April 14, 2026.[3] All four candidates — Doshi, Dougherty, Griswold, and Seligman — will appear on the Democratic primary ballot on June 30, 2026.
Declared
- Hetal Doshi, former deputy assistant attorney general[4]
- Michael Dougherty, Boulder County District Attorney (2018–present) and candidate for attorney general in 2018[5]
- Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State (2019–present)[6]
- David Seligman, nonprofit law firm executive[7]
Withdrawn
- Crisanta Duran, former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives (2017–2019) from the 5th district (2011–2019) and candidate for Colorado's 1st congressional district in 2020[8]
Endorsements
- Executive branch officials
- Troy Eid, former U.S. attorney for the district of Colorado (2006–2009) (Republican)[9]
- Robert Troyer, former U.S. attorney for the district of Colorado (2017–2018)[9]
- Statewide officials
- Bernie Buescher, former secretary of state of Colorado (2009–2011)[9]
- State legislators
- County officials
- 10 district attorneys[9]
- Josie Heath, former commissioner of Boulder County and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1990[9]
- Local officials
- Jennifer Arndt, mayor of Fort Collins (2021–2026)[9]
- Executive branch officials
- Federico Peña, former secretary of energy (1997–1998) and secretary of transportation (1993–1997)[10]
- Tim Wirth, former under secretary of state for democracy and global affairs (1994–1997), United States Senator from Colorado (1987-1993)[11]
- U.S. representatives
- Yadira Caraveo, former CO-08 (2023–2025)[12]
- Jason Crow, CO-06 (2019–present)[6]
- Betsy Markey, former CO-04 (2009–2011)[12]
- Ed Perlmutter, former CO-07 (2007–2023)[10]
- Jamie Raskin, MD-08 (2017–present)[11]
- Statewide officials
- Gail Schoettler, former lieutenant governor of Colorado (1995–1999) (candidate's campaign chair)[12]
- Dustin McDaniel, former attorney general of Arkansas (2007–2015)[11]
- State legislators
- Local officials
- Michael Hancock, former mayor of Denver (2011–2023)[10]
- Party officials
- Rick Palacio, former chair of the Colorado Democratic Party (2011–2017)[11]
- Labor unions
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 7[6]
- SMART Local 9[6]
- Teamsters Local 455[6]
- IBEW Locals 68, 111, and 113[6]
- Laborers' International Union of North America Local 720[6]
- UA Plumbers Local 3[11]
- Organizations
- State legislators
- Mike Weissman, state senator from the 28th district (2025–present)[16]
- Chris deGruy Kennedy, former speaker pro tempore of the Colorado House of Representatives (2023–2025) from the 30th district (2023–2025) and 23rd district (2017–2023)[16]
- Morgan Carroll, former chair of the Colorado Democratic Party (2017–2023) and President of the Colorado Senate (2013–2015) from the 29th district (2009–2017)[16]
- Labor unions
- Communications Workers of America Local 7777[17]
- Organizations
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Hetal Doshi |
Michael Dougherty |
Crisanta Duran |
Jena Griswold |
David Seligman |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D)[19][A] | June 9–11, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 42% | 4% | 42% |
Republican primary
Candidates
To move forward to the primary, candidates had to petition onto the ballot or achieve 30% or more at the Colorado Republican Party State Assembly. No candidates pursued petitioning onto the primary ballot. Both candidates went through the State Assembly process. Michael Allen and David Wilson were the only candidates to achieve 30% or more.[20]
Declared
- Michael Allen, district attorney for the 4th judicial district (2021–present)[21]
- David Willson, attorney[20]
Eliminated at Convention
- Connor Pennington[12]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | August 21, 2025 |