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Colorado Amendment 82

Constitutional Right to Purchase and Sell Natural Gas. 2026 results by county, from Colorado's official results file: Yes 46.3%, No 53.7% statewide.

Statewide

Ballot title: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution creating new law granting the right for consumers to purchase natural gas for cooking or heating in homes or businesses and for distributors and utilities to sell natural gas to consumers?

A yes vote
A “yes” vote on Amendment 82 establishes a state constitutional right to purchase and sell natural gas for use in homes and businesses.
A no vote
A “no” vote on Amendment 82 maintains current law and regulations related to the purchase and sale of natural gas.
Yes 46.3% No 53.7%

1,219,827 yes and 1,416,530 no. Needs 55% yes to pass; the line on the bar marks it.

The state's ballot guide, page 19 · The state's unofficial results

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By county

64 counties: Yes has the most votes in 44, No has the most votes in 20. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyYesNoVotes
Adams County45.0%55.0%193,255
Alamosa County53.9%46.1%5,953
Arapahoe County42.4%57.6%262,849
Archuleta County61.8%38.2%7,358
Baca County78.5%21.5%1,551
Bent County68.2%31.8%1,644
Boulder County28.1%71.9%169,895
Broomfield County38.2%61.8%39,770
Chaffee County48.3%51.7%12,781
Cheyenne County83.4%16.6%865
Clear Creek County48.6%51.4%4,999
Conejos County60.7%39.3%3,327
Costilla County52.6%47.4%1,731
Crowley County72.4%27.6%1,305
Custer County68.2%31.8%3,130
Delta County66.9%33.1%15,982
Denver County26.3%73.7%301,517
Dolores County74.6%25.4%1,206
Douglas County54.7%45.3%202,387
Eagle County45.1%54.9%22,827
El Paso County56.3%43.7%311,082
Elbert County74.3%25.7%17,175
Fremont County68.7%31.3%19,857
Garfield County50.8%49.2%25,061
Gilpin County50.7%49.3%3,380
Grand County54.5%45.5%8,708
Gunnison County44.1%55.9%9,317
Hinsdale County62.6%37.4%486
Huerfano County58.7%41.3%3,675
Jackson County78.3%21.7%642
Jefferson County41.6%58.4%303,125
Kiowa County85.0%15.0%695
Kit Carson County81.7%18.3%2,895
La Plata County45.6%54.4%29,433
Lake County44.7%55.3%3,324
Larimer County42.7%57.3%190,783
Las Animas County61.2%38.8%6,406
Lincoln County76.3%23.7%1,925
Logan County73.0%27.0%7,682
Mesa County62.2%37.8%74,904
Mineral County58.3%41.7%633
Moffat County77.3%22.7%5,223
Montezuma County61.7%38.3%12,395
Montrose County66.7%33.3%21,070
Morgan County68.2%31.8%10,093
Otero County66.2%33.8%7,041
Ouray County47.8%52.2%3,496
Park County59.4%40.6%9,671
Phillips County75.7%24.3%1,874
Pitkin County37.0%63.0%8,863
Prowers County68.8%31.2%3,925
Pueblo County55.0%45.0%67,065
Rio Blanco County80.9%19.1%2,899
Rio Grande County61.1%38.9%4,764
Routt County43.7%56.3%13,513
Saguache County49.3%50.7%2,702
San Juan County43.4%56.6%562
San Miguel County37.7%62.3%4,019
Sedgwick County72.8%27.2%1,045
Summit County40.4%59.6%14,382
Teller County69.4%30.6%13,527
Washington County78.4%21.6%2,234
Weld County58.8%41.2%146,781
Yuma County75.9%24.1%3,693

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

Colorado's official results, file posted Nov 13, 4:49 PM. Unofficial until certified. Colorado's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.