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Lake County, Colorado

2026 election results. John Hickenlooper (D) has 64% of the U.S. Senate vote in Lake County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 17.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Lake County

U.S. Senate

John Hickenlooper
63.7%2,141
Mark Baisley
30.6%1,030
Robert Chew
2.7%90
Blake Huber
2.3%76

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: John Hickenlooper wins. Called.

Governor

Phil Weiser
62.6%2,103
Victor Marx
30.6%1,029
Greg Lopez
3.0%100
Eric Mulder
2.6%86

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Phil Weiser wins. Called.

U.S. House: Colorado 7th District

Brittany Pettersen
63.1%2,111
Tim Bennett
32.2%1,079
Dan Sallis
1.9%63
Joe Krzeczkowski
1.8%59

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Brittany Pettersen wins. Called.

The leader in Lake 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, 10:21 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CO SenateD +35.0D +17.1D +17.9
CO GovernorD +34.3D +17.1D +17.2
CO-07D +32.4D +17.1D +15.3

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 Lake County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris56.2%Donald Trump39.8%D +16.43,913
2020Joe Biden58.1%Donald Trump37.8%D +20.43,960
2016Hillary Clinton50.5%Donald Trump39.7%D +10.83,199
2012Barack Obama60.5%Mitt Romney36.1%D +24.43,040
2008Barack Obama61.9%John McCain35.9%D +26.03,002
2004John Kerry55.0%George W. Bush42.8%D +12.32,949
2000Al Gore49.3%George W. Bush40.2%D +9.12,628

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 +7.3.

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.