Polling Average
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43%
23.5%
Democrat
Incumbent
IncumbentJohn Hickenlooper
Incumbent Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Colorado
$15.0K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
John Hickenlooper is trading at 97% to win the Colorado Senate winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age74 years old (Feb 7, 1952)
GenderMale
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LocationColorado
BackgroundPolitician
EducationWesleyan University (BA, English)
Notable personal detailsJohn Wright Hickenlooper Jr. is an American politician, geologist, and business owner who has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2021. He previously served as Mayor of Denver (2003–2011) and as Governor of Colorado (2011–2019). Before elected office, he worked as a geologist and later co-founded Colorado’s first brewpub, Wynkoop Brewing Company.
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Political Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted tax relief for working- and middle-class families while advocating stronger enforcement and tax fairness for large corporations and the ultra-wealthy. Opposes broad regressive proposals like a national sales tax and backs using IRS resources and laws to ensure high-income individuals and big corporations pay their fair share.
Healthcare
Supports strengthening and protecting the Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage through a public option, lowering prescription drug costs, and increasing access to reproductive health care; opposes single-payer/Medicare-for-All.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and other undocumented immigrants, restoration of DACA, expanded legal work pathways (including H‑2B/guest worker reforms), and more federal support for cities receiving migrants while also saying the border should be responsibly managed and secured.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion, including codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and defending access to medication abortion. Advocates legal protections for providers and opposes efforts to ban or severely restrict abortion.
Climate & Energy
Supports strong federal and state action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advances clean energy investment and technology, and has backed methane regulations for the oil and gas sector while supporting transitional measures. Has supported and helped implement federal programs (e.g., Inflation Reduction Act funding) to accelerate decarbonization and clean energy deployment in Colorado.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal/background check expansion, red flag laws, bans on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, and funding community-based violence intervention; has championed and signed state-level gun safety laws and co-sponsored federal background-check legislation in the Senate.
Latest News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 29, 2026
John Hickenlooper has won the Colorado Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican state Sen. Mark Baisley in the general election. His primary campaign drew significant outside spending support, and he also reported a fundraising edge over challenger Julie Gonzales. More recently, he said he is not running for president in 2028 and used a Denver appearance to talk about housing, health care, immigration enforcement, and Democratic messaging.
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Articles
WWestword1 month ago
Dark-money, Kent Thiry behind late pro-Hickenlooper PAC spending
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TDThe Denver Post2 months ago
Outside groups give boost to Rep. Diana DeGette against Milat Kiros
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TDThe Denver Post4 months ago
Gabe Evans builds war chest as Democrats raise money for primaries
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TDThe Denver Post4 months ago
Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer qualifies for GOP primary for Colorado governor
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Latest Polls
Colorado Democratic Senate nominee?
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
John Hickenlooper currently averages 43.0%, ranking first in this race, 19.5 points ahead of the nearest opponent.
Polling average: 43.0%Position: firstMargin: +19.5 ptsLatest poll: 41.0% (May 17 - 28)Polls included: 2
Average recalculated from polls through May 17 - 28.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
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Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
Total raisedCash on hand
$8.1M
$6.1M
$4.1M
$2.0M
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$1.0M
$1.2M
$1.4M
$59.1K
Cycle 2024
$1.2M
$1.4M
$954.7K
$39.8K
Cycle 2026
$8.1M
$2.1M
$7.5M
$415.1K
Source: FEC