Democratic
John Hickenlooper
Incumbent. Voting record and biography →
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Colorado U.S. Senate election, 2026
John Hickenlooper vs. Mark Baisley. Incumbent renominated.
VotePredictor forecast
John Hickenlooper favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+23.0
99%
chance to win
Fundamentals model · no poll: state lean, incumbency, the prior result and the national environment. Full forecast history and methodology →
Republican
Mark Baisley
Major-party general-election nominee.
Other listed candidates
- Christopher Baum · Approval Voting
- Bob Chew · Forward
- Blake Huber · Libertarian
- Adam Withrow · Unity
Polls
No verified 2026 general-election poll is currently available in the feed for this race.
Other forecasts
Cook
Solid D
as of Oct 6, 2026
DDHQ
Safe D
as of Oct 13, 2026
Econ
Safe D
as of Oct 12, 2026
FPO
Safe D
as of Oct 13, 2026
Fox
Solid D
as of Oct 13, 2026
IE
Solid D
as of Oct 1, 2026
RCP
Solid D
as of Oct 12, 2026
Sabato
Safe D
as of Oct 14, 2026
Silver
Solid D
as of Oct 13, 2026
ST
Safe D
as of Oct 14, 2026
Published ratings are categorical, not probabilities, and remain independent of VotePredictor. Sources and update dates ↗
Past results
Every U.S. Senate election in Colorado we hold a result for. A state elects two senators on separate cycles, so this covers both of its seats, not only the one on the ballot in 2026.
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Candidate news
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