The 2026 Colorado Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; he is instead running for governor.

Democratic primary Candidates Pursuant to Article 4 of Title 1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, candidates for statewide office may qualify for the primary ballot by receiving 30% or more of the delegate vote at the party's state assembly, or by petitioning onto the ballot with sufficient voter signatures. Candidates who attend assembly but receive less than 10% of the delegate vote are disqualified from petitioning. At the Colorado Democratic Party State Assembly on March 28, 2026, Jena Griswold received 41.78% and David Seligman received 40.61%, qualifying both for the primary ballot. Michael Dougherty received 17.62% at assembly and separately petitioned onto the ballot; Hetal Doshi did not attend assembly and petitioned directly. Both Dougherty's and Doshi's petitions were deemed sufficient by the Colorado Secretary of State on April 14, 2026. All four candidates — Doshi, Dougherty, Griswold, and Seligman — appeared on the Democratic primary ballot on June 30, 2026.

Nominee Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State (2019–present)

Eliminated in primary Hetal Doshi, former deputy assistant attorney general Michael Dougherty, Boulder County District Attorney (2018–present) and candidate for attorney general in 2018 David Seligman, nonprofit law firm executive

Withdrawn Crisanta Duran, former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives (2017–2019) from the 5th district (2011–2019) and candidate for in 2020

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error HetalDoshi MichaelDougherty CrisantaDuran JenaGriswold DavidSeligman UndecidedGlobal Strategy Group (D)June 9–11, 2025600 (LV)± 4.0%1%8%2%42%4%42%

Results

Republican primary Candidates To move forward to the primary, candidates had to petition onto the ballot or achieve 30% or more at the Colorado Republican Party State Assembly. No candidates pursued petitioning onto the primary ballot. Both candidates went through the State Assembly process. Michael Allen and David Wilson were the only candidates to achieve 30% or more.

Nominee Michael Allen, district attorney for the 4th judicial district (2021–present)

Eliminated in primary David Willson, attorney

Eliminated at convention Connor Pennington

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball August 20, 2026

Post-primary endorsements

Results

Notes

See also 2026 Colorado elections

References

External links Official campaign websites Jena Griswold (D) Michael Allen (R)