The first step towards a Blue Wave in the 2026 Midterms in November is the Summit County Caucus & County Assembly which will both take place in person on Saturday, March 7, 2026. To participate in this important part of the electoral process in Colorado you must be a registered Democrat residing in Summit County by Friday, February 13, 2026 (22 days before caucus).  

Get exciting first-hand experience in how our democracy actually works! Cast your vote and run to be a delegate to the district and/or state assemblies to ensure your preferred federal, state, and county candidates move forward to be on the June 30 Primary Election ballot. Your participation, beginning at caucus, is how the direction of the party is set! 

WHAT GETS DONE AT CAUCUS: 

• We’ll elect two precinct organizers per precinct. See below to learn about being a precinct organizer.
• We’ll recruit people to be election judges in this critical election year. Click here to learn about being an election judge.
• All eligible voters (registered Dems, residents in their precincts by Feb. 13th) can be delegates to the county assembly simply by staying at caucus until conclusion of caucus (must attend caucus and remain to the end in order to be a delegate to assembly – no alternates or proxies allowed).

WHY ATTEND: If you want to help candidates get on the primary ballot, you must attend caucus to be a delegate to county assembly, where you can be elected as a delegate for multi-county districts and/or state assembly.

WHEN: Saturday, March 7^th, 2026.  County Assembly will follow within 15 minutes of the conclusion of caucus.
 
WHERE: Summit County Community and Senior Center, 83 Nancy’s Place, Frisco, CO

WHAT GETS DONE AT COUNTY ASSEMBLY: 

• Vote on Democratic candidates running for county office. Most positions are up for election in 2026. All uncontested county offices can be approved to be on the June primary ballot by affirmation (show of hands). If there is a contested county race, we will have a vote to determine who will be on the June primary ballot. Candidates must receive at least 30% of the votes at County Assembly to be on the June primary ballot.
• Then onto the business of a Preference Poll for U.S. Senate. The preference poll is to allocate our 10 state assembly delegates among the candidates running for U.S. Senate (currently there are six). These delegates must agree to attend the Democratic State Party in person in Pueblo on Saturday, March 28, 2026. The 10 delegates will also be voting at the state assembly on the following primary races for the June ballot: CO Governor, CO Attorney General, CO Treasurer, CO Secretary of State. 
• The next item of business is selecting 10 delegates for the Congressional District Multi-County Assembly which will be on Zoom on March 26, 2026. The Incumbent is Joe Neguse. There are two candidates: Joe Neguse and Cinque Mason. A Preference Poll will be conducted, and the 10 delegates from Summit County will be allocated according to those results.
• After that we select 10 delegates for the Colorado State Senate District 8 Multi-County Assembly, which will be on Zoom on March 31, 2026. The incumbent is Dylan Roberts.
• Then the assembly will select 10 delegates for the Colorado House District 13 Multi-County Assembly, which will be on Zoom on April 11, 2026. There is no incumbent as Julie McCluskie is term limited. We currently have a race between Chris Floyd and Consuelo Redhorse. First will be a Preference Poll since this is a contested race and the 10 delegates from Summit County will be allocated according to those results. The delegates for this race will come from six counties (Chaffee, Grand, Jackson, Lake, Park and Summit). At the Multi-County Assembly, a candidate must receive at least 30% of the vote to be on the June primary ballot.

THIS LIST SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Not all candidates will participate in the Caucus and Assembly process.

Offices (with current candidates listed) that will be on the 2026 Primary and General Election ballot:

US Senate

• Karen Breslin

• Julie Gonzalez

• Brashad Hasley

• John Hickenlooper

• Michael Scanlon

• Anthony Zimpfer

US Representative (Congressional District 2)

• Joe Neguse

• Cinque Mason

Colorado Governor/Lt. Governor

• Michael Bennet

• Carmen Broesder

• David Hughes

• Anthony Martinez

• William Moses

• Phil Weiser

Colorado Attorney General

• Hetal Doshi

• Michael Dougherty

• Jena Griswold

• David Seligman

Colorado State Treasurer

• Jeff Bridges

• Gerald “Jerry” DiTullio

• John Mikos

• Brianna Titone

Colorado Secretary of State

• Jessie Danielson

• Amanda Gonzalez

University of Colorado Board of Regents (CD2)

• Kubs Lalchandani

• Kristopher Larsen

State Senate (Senate District 8)

• Dylan Roberts

State House (House District 13)

• Chris Floyd

• Consuelo Redhorse

County Tax Assessor

• Lisa Eurich

County Sheriff

• Jaime FitzSimons

County Commissioner District 1 

• Eric Mamula

County Treasurer

• Jacqueline Kosel

County Clerk and Recorder

• Taryn Power

County Coroner

• Amber Flenniken

County Surveyor

• Richard Ferris

This information has not yet been released.  Watch for updates.

Accessibility Accommodation Requests:
To ensure you can fully participate, please request any accessibility accommodations for virtual or in-person attendance by emailing bradleypoodles@comcast.net by February 28, 2026.