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2026 Colorado House race, District 2

Joe Neguse (Democrat), Kelley Dennison (Republican) and Gaylon Kent (Libertarian) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Colorado District 2, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Colorado Secretary of State.

The November ballot

Neguse
$2.7M

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

Also in this race: Kelley Dennison (Republican) and Gaylon Kent (Libertarian).

Certified list: Colorado Secretary of State. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.

The seat

Joe Neguse

Democrat · Holds the seat now

First took office 2019 · Age 42

Discloses no individual stock trades.

Cosponsored a bill that would ban it

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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How to vote in Colorado

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

Register 8 days before by mail or online, or same-day through Election Day in person.

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How they won the primary

The primary · 136,146 votes

  • Joe Neguse Won: Unopposed 136,146

Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Colorado Secretary of State certified primary abstract. Certified July 24, 2026. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

Where each candidate's money comes from

8%from small donors
Small donors
8%$223K
Large donors
49%$1.3M
PACs
36%$982K
Party
<1%$1.4K
Other
7%$202K

Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Not on the November ballot

2 filed

None of these has campaign money on file with the FEC.

Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.

How this seat voted last time

D+39 in 2024

  • Joe Neguse Won: 68.4%
  • Marshall Dawson: 28.9%

416,908 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 2.7%. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

The district

Census context
People
725K
Median household income
$101K
Unemployment
4.7%
Living below the poverty line
10.9%
Without health insurance
5.7%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through June 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.