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Colorado Proposition 132

Increase Penalties for Fentanyl Crimes. 2026 results by county, from Colorado's official results file: Yes 52.6%, No 47.4% statewide.

Statewide

Ballot title: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning criminal penalties for fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids, and, in connection therewith, increasing the felony classifications of drug-related crimes for distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale, or possession of fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids; creating mandated treatment for certain drug felony violations based on possession amount; and changing sentencing provisions to narrow or eliminate exemptions for crimes related to fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids and drug-related deaths?

A yes vote
A “yes” vote on Proposition 132 makes possession of any amount of fentanyl a felony, requires a mandatory minimum 8-year prison sentence for any quantity of fentanyl distribution, and eliminates options to reduce penalties for certain possession and distribution offenses.
A no vote
A “no” vote on Proposition 132 keeps minor possession charges of fentanyl a misdemeanor, maintains tiered felony penalties for fentanyl distribution based on drug quantity, and keeps options to reduce penalties for certain possession and distribution offenses.
Yes 52.6% No 47.4%

1,391,309 yes and 1,251,812 no.

The state's ballot guide, page 48 · 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 49, No has the most votes in 15. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyYesNoVotes
Adams County54.8%45.2%193,658
Alamosa County62.9%37.1%5,999
Arapahoe County50.7%49.3%263,731
Archuleta County62.0%38.0%7,351
Baca County80.1%19.9%1,547
Bent County78.1%21.9%1,626
Boulder County34.0%66.0%170,121
Broomfield County45.8%54.2%39,688
Chaffee County50.6%49.4%12,748
Cheyenne County85.2%14.8%859
Clear Creek County50.7%49.3%5,012
Conejos County70.9%29.1%3,342
Costilla County65.7%34.3%1,740
Crowley County77.0%23.0%1,298
Custer County67.9%32.1%3,130
Delta County68.4%31.6%15,948
Denver County34.8%65.2%303,307
Dolores County70.8%29.2%1,199
Douglas County60.9%39.1%202,846
Eagle County52.7%47.3%23,094
El Paso County61.7%38.3%311,262
Elbert County75.4%24.6%17,111
Fremont County72.1%27.9%19,923
Garfield County56.8%43.2%25,349
Gilpin County49.1%50.9%3,392
Grand County57.6%42.4%8,658
Gunnison County43.6%56.4%9,334
Hinsdale County63.6%36.4%483
Huerfano County65.5%34.5%3,671
Jackson County78.1%21.9%626
Jefferson County48.0%52.0%305,739
Kiowa County87.2%12.8%687
Kit Carson County83.6%16.4%2,883
La Plata County46.4%53.6%29,423
Lake County47.3%52.7%3,323
Larimer County47.8%52.2%190,426
Las Animas County68.7%31.3%6,378
Lincoln County76.9%23.1%1,925
Logan County78.3%21.7%7,672
Mesa County63.8%36.2%75,207
Mineral County56.9%43.1%633
Moffat County77.5%22.5%5,246
Montezuma County63.0%37.0%12,382
Montrose County67.9%32.1%21,081
Morgan County72.4%27.6%10,087
Otero County76.9%23.1%7,000
Ouray County47.4%52.6%3,501
Park County59.5%40.5%9,637
Phillips County78.9%21.1%1,881
Pitkin County46.1%53.9%8,959
Prowers County75.3%24.7%3,949
Pueblo County67.3%32.7%67,308
Rio Blanco County78.8%21.2%2,887
Rio Grande County68.5%31.5%4,758
Routt County48.7%51.3%13,515
Saguache County52.3%47.7%2,705
San Juan County46.3%53.7%555
San Miguel County37.1%62.9%4,016
Sedgwick County78.2%21.8%1,042
Summit County44.9%55.1%14,377
Teller County70.4%29.6%13,539
Washington County80.4%19.6%2,241
Weld County64.4%35.6%146,403
Yuma County78.9%21.1%3,703

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.