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Chaffee County, Colorado

2026 election results. John Hickenlooper (D) has 61% of the U.S. Senate vote in Chaffee County, with about 98% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 12.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Chaffee County

U.S. Senate

John Hickenlooper
60.6%7,882
Mark Baisley
35.6%4,632
Robert Chew
1.9%250
Blake Huber
1.3%174

2 more candidates on the race page.

98% counted

Statewide: John Hickenlooper wins. Called.

Governor

Phil Weiser
60.7%7,837
Victor Marx
34.7%4,483
Greg Lopez
2.0%256
Eric Mulder
1.6%205

3 more candidates on the race page.

97% counted

Statewide: Phil Weiser wins. Called.

U.S. House: Colorado 7th District

Brittany Pettersen
60.5%7,828
Tim Bennett
36.8%4,760
Dan Sallis
1.1%138
Joe Krzeczkowski
0.9%117

2 more candidates on the race page.

99% counted

Whole district: Brittany Pettersen wins. Called.

The leader in Chaffee County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 13, 4:23 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CO SenateD +26.0D +14.0D +12.0
CO GovernorD +27.2D +14.0D +13.3
CO-07D +24.4D +14.0D +10.4

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Chaffee County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris55.4%Donald Trump41.8%D +13.614,423
2020Joe Biden52.2%Donald Trump45.4%D +6.813,718
2016Hillary Clinton43.4%Donald Trump47.9%R +4.511,250
2012Barack Obama48.6%Mitt Romney48.5%D +0.210,462
2008Barack Obama49.0%John McCain49.1%R +0.19,920
2004John Kerry42.9%George W. Bush55.6%R +12.68,769
2000Al Gore36.4%George W. Bush56.5%R +20.17,610

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +33.7.

Other counties in Colorado

Colorado results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Colorado certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Colorado's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.