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Colorado House District 45
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Max Brooks leads Michael Clarkson by 13.1 points. The race has not been called.
Max BrooksRepublican · leading · incumbent
55.5%27,708
Michael ClarksonDemocrat
42.4%21,167
Caryn Ann HarlosLibertarian
2.0%1,019
49,894 votes
Source: Colorado Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Michael ClarksonMax Brooks
$5.6K
Raised by the campaign
$25.4K
$2.8K
Spent by the campaign
$13.9K
Campaign money: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 18, 2026; Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 27, 2026.
Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 18, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Michael Clarkson
- 7%
- Max Brooks
- 93%
- Projected margin
- R+11.4
The candidates
Max Brooks (R)
Incumbent, Colorado House of Representatives, first elected 2024Michael Clarkson (D)
Incumbent, Colorado House of Representatives, first elected 2024Michael Clarkson (D)
Also on the ballot: Caryn Ann Harlos (Libertarian), 2.0%