Michael Bennet

Michael Bennet is a candidate for Governor Colorado Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, Colorado.

Incumbent U.S. Senator in CO

Also running: Nathaniel Archuleta, Abass Bamba, Scott Bottoms, Carmen Broesder, John Brooks, Jason Clark, Jon Collamer, James Dulaney, Charles Evanson, Paul Fiorino, Danny Fish, John French, Justin Ganoe, Brycen Garrison, Stevan Gess, Jon Gray-Ginsberg, Joshua Griffin, Stephen Hamilton, Kelsey Heikkinen, Chante Jones, Teri Kear, Barb Kirkmeyer, Christian Komor, Greg Lopez, Rabin Mahanty, Victor Marx, Robert Moore, Alexander Mugatu, Eric Mulder, Joe Oltmann, Maria Orms, Frederick Fred"" Osborne, Jeffrey Peckman, Jarvis Ray, Joshua Rodriguez, Gregory Roebuck, Jim Rundberg, Rachel Suh, Daniel Thomas, Gregory Thomas, Erik Underwood, Bradley Wall, Philip Weiser, Kelvin Wimberly (k-Man).

Michael Bennet, currently Colorado’s senior U.S. Senator, launched his campaign for governor in the 2026 election on April 11, 2025. Having previously run for president in 2020, Bennet has a long-standing interest in an executive political role. He aims to address critical challenges facing Colorado, including housing, education, healthcare, and mental health, with the goal of making the state a national model. Bennet stated he believes the U.S. Senate is no longer the most effective platform for him to make a difference, citing concerns about its current political dynamics and the state of democracy and the economy. He is running in the Democratic primary for the gubernatorial nomination.