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Colorado governor's race

Updated October 8, 2026 · 26 days until the November 3 election

No general-election polls have been published for this race yet. The estimate rests on how Colorado voted for president in 2024, adjusted for the national generic ballot, which points to D +11.8. The race is rated Lean D. The seat is currently held by Democrats.

Rating
Lean D
Set by the win estimate
Chance of winning
80%
Democrat
Polling average
No polls
Nothing published yet
Frothier estimate
D +11.8
Give or take 14.2 points

How this estimate is made

Every general-election poll goes into one weighted average: newer, larger and likely-voter polls count for more, and no single pollster can flood it. The average is then blended with how the state voted for president in 2024 and today's national generic ballot. Races with many recent polls lean on the polls. A win estimate is a probability, not a call: a candidate with a 70 percent chance loses three times in ten. Full method and sources.

Poll data from The New York Times poll database, CC BY 4.0, via PollResults.org. Averages, ratings and projections are Frothier calculations.

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