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Rio Grande County, Colorado

2026 election results. Mark Baisley (R) got 52% of the U.S. Senate vote in Rio Grande County. The margin is 15.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Rio Grande County

U.S. Senate

Mark Baisley
51.7%2,523
John Hickenlooper
44.1%2,153
Robert Chew
2.6%127
Blake Huber
1.1%52

2 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: John Hickenlooper wins. Called.

Governor

Victor Marx
50.3%2,436
Phil Weiser
44.2%2,142
Greg Lopez
3.4%164
Eric Mulder
1.0%49

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Phil Weiser wins. Called.

U.S. House: Colorado 3rd District

Jeff Hurd
55.8%2,710
Dwayne Romero
41.2%2,003
Clifton Brown
1.6%78
Cory Robertson
1.4%68
100% counted

Whole district: not called; Jeff Hurd leads.

The leader in Rio Grande 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, 2:20 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CO SenateR +7.9R +23.8D +15.8
CO GovernorR +6.4R +23.8D +17.3
CO-03R +15.0R +23.8D +8.8

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 Grande County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris37.2%Donald Trump60.4%R +23.26,194
2020Joe Biden39.6%Donald Trump58.0%R +18.56,304
2016Hillary Clinton36.2%Donald Trump55.7%R +19.65,534
2012Barack Obama44.8%Mitt Romney52.7%R +8.05,533
2008Barack Obama45.0%John McCain53.8%R +8.95,444
2004John Kerry36.3%George W. Bush62.4%R +26.15,523
2000Al Gore33.6%George W. Bush61.3%R +27.75,075

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 +4.5.

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.