RELEASE: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Certifies Statewide 2026 Primary Election 07/24/2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jack Todd Jack.Todd@ColoradoSOS.gov China Scroggins China.Scroggins@ColoradoSOS.gov July 24, 2026 Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Certifies Statewide 2026 Primary Election Denver, CO – Secretary of State Jena Griswold today certified the statewide 2026 Primary Election, making the results of the election official and final. “Today’s election certification concludes the statewide 2026 Primary Election,” said Secretary Griswold. “I want to thank County Clerks and election workers for their work. We will continue our work to ensure Coloradans can make their voices heard in the 2026 General Election.” After Election Day, the Secretary of State’s office worked with Colorado’s County Clerks to complete a bipartisan post-election audit that verified the results of the election. After the audit, each county’s canvass board certified the election results. The canvass boards then submitted the final results to the Secretary of State’s office. Returning a mail ballot was the preferred method for voters. Mail ballots account for 98.29% of accepted ballots during the 2026 Primary Election – 1,419,623 ballots. Voters who chose to vote in person accounted for 1.71% of accepted ballots – 24,681 ballots. 2026 Primary Election statistics Total active voters: 4,027,400 Total ballots cast: 1,444,304 Turnout among active voters: 35.86% Ballots cast by Democratic Voters: 486,531 33.69% of accepted ballots 48.28% active voter turnout Ballots cast by Republican Voters: 371,181 25.70% of accepted ballots 40.81% active voter turnout Ballots cast by Unaffiliated Voters: 582,786 40.35% of accepted ballots 28.13% active voter turnout Ballots cast by Libertarian Voters: 3,627 0.25% of accepted ballots 10.37% active voter turnout Ballots cast by Unity Party Voters: 179 0.01% of accepted ballots 5.87% active voter turnout Accepted ballots returned spreadsheet including party, age, and gender (XLSX) Statewide abstract of votes cast for the 2026 Primary Election (PDF)