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Rio Blanco County, Colorado

2026 election results. Mark Baisley (R) got 77% of the U.S. Senate vote in Rio Blanco County. The margin is 4.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Rio Blanco County

U.S. Senate

Mark Baisley
77.3%2,284
John Hickenlooper
19.0%562
Robert Chew
2.4%70
Blake Huber
0.8%23

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: John Hickenlooper wins. Called.

Governor

Victor Marx
76.7%2,235
Phil Weiser
17.8%518
Greg Lopez
3.5%101
Eric Mulder
1.2%34

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Phil Weiser wins. Called.

U.S. House: Colorado 3rd District

Jeff Hurd
80.8%2,375
Dwayne Romero
16.2%475
Cory Robertson
1.6%48
Clifton Brown
1.5%43
100% counted

Whole district: not called; Jeff Hurd leads.

The leader in Rio Blanco 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 12, 10:54 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CO SenateR +60.5R +64.9D +4.3
CO GovernorR +62.4R +64.9D +2.5
CO-03R +66.7R +64.9R +1.8

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 Rio Blanco County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.3%Donald Trump80.9%R +63.73,692
2020Joe Biden15.2%Donald Trump82.9%R +67.73,691
2016Hillary Clinton12.6%Donald Trump80.9%R +68.33,450
2012Barack Obama16.9%Mitt Romney80.9%R +64.03,369
2008Barack Obama20.8%John McCain77.4%R +56.63,147
2004John Kerry18.8%George W. Bush80.0%R +61.23,003
2000Al Gore19.0%George W. Bush76.5%R +57.52,855

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 R +6.2.

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.