2026Called by civicAPIUnofficial results

2026 election for Colorado Attorney General

Name: 2026 election for Colorado Attorney General
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: Colorado

Attorney General · Colorado

Jena Griswold (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Allen (R) by 17.8 points.

Jena GriswoldDemocrat · winner

58.9%1,533,391

Michael AllenRepublican

41.1%1,070,655

2,604,046 votes

Source: Colorado Secretary of State unofficial results; race call: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

Every county, 2024 to 2026

Each dot is a county, sized by votes cast and colored by who carried it in 2026. Dots above the line moved toward Griswold compared with the 2024 presidential vote; 60 of 64 did. The largest shift among the bigger counties: Adams, +16.7 points.

Source: civicAPI county results (unofficial); 2024 president: MEDSL precinct returnsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:34 PM ET

The seat's recent races

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

By county

CountyShareMarginShift

El PasoR+3.6+6.2

JeffersonD+23.2+3.8

DenverD+62.1+6.0

ArapahoeD+28.0+7.9

DouglasR+6.2+0.8

AdamsD+25.7+16.7

LarimerD+24.1+6.5

BoulderD+58.0+2.3

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WeldR+10.0+11.0

MesaR+15.8+8.5

PuebloD+6.6+11.7

BroomfieldD+32.5+4.0

La PlataD+26.9+8.3

GarfieldD+11.1+9.0

EagleD+28.9+4.4

MontroseR+25.1+7.5

FremontR+32.7+5.7

ElbertR+50.9+0.2

DeltaR+29.1+6.4

SummitD+41.1+4.0

TellerR+31.3+4.2

RouttD+30.0+2.2

ChaffeeD+19.2+5.6

MontezumaR+12.9+8.1

MorganR+37.4+11.2

ParkR+13.2+3.3

GunnisonD+35.7+6.4

PitkinD+50.4+6.2

GrandR+0.3+0.5

LoganR+52.9+3.8

OteroR+22.3+4.1

ArchuletaR+3.8+10.3

Las AnimasR+4.0+9.5

AlamosaD+1.6+12.4

MoffatR+56.4+6.5

Clear CreekD+20.1+3.5

Rio GrandeR+14.7+8.5

San MiguelD+52.8+3.4

ProwersR+39.5+11.2

HuerfanoR+0.3+8.3

YumaR+61.3+4.1

OurayD+23.7+2.5

ConejosR+10.1+7.7

LakeD+27.2+10.8

GilpinD+13.0+0.3

CusterR+34.6+1.4

Rio BlancoR+64.8−1.2

Kit CarsonR+67.2+1.2

SaguacheD+18.3+14.6

WashingtonR+71.6+3.5

LincolnR+62.3+2.2

PhillipsR+58.8+3.9

CostillaD+29.8+15.1

BentR+35.2+3.7

BacaR+64.7+5.8

CrowleyR+44.1+3.3

DoloresR+50.0+2.9

SedgwickR+53.4+2.9

CheyenneR+77.0+0.9

KiowaR+76.4−2.0

JacksonR+60.1−4.9

MineralR+13.7−0.5

San JuanD+38.1+6.1

HinsdaleR+10.4+1.9

Bar: share of the state's vote. Shift: change in margin from the 2024 presidential vote, + toward Democrats.

Source: civicAPI county results (unofficial); 2024 president: MEDSL precinct returnsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:34 PM ET

Polls against the result

The final average had Griswold ahead by 15.0. Griswold won by 17.8: a 2.8-point miss toward Republicans.

Poll with Griswold ahead
Poll with Allen ahead
Final polling average
Result

Pollster	Dates	Sample	Griswold	Allen	Margin	Adjusted	Miss vs result	Grade	Release
YouGov for CU Boulder	Oct 9–Oct 20	710 LV	55	40	D+15	D+15.0	−2.8	B	colorado.edu ↗

Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).

Source: Each poll's release, via Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Oct 20, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Jena Griswold: >99%
Michael Allen: <1%
Projected margin: D+18.2

How the forecast works →

The candidates

Jena Griswold (D)
Colorado Secretary of State (2019–present)Michael Allen (R)
District attorney for the 4th judicial district (2021–present)

Also on this ballot here

U.S. Senate	D+25.3
Governor	D+27.7
Secretary of State	D+23.2
Treasurer	D+20.1

Results within this state. Source: Results and race calls: Colorado Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET