Winner, unofficial result · U.S. Senate, CO
John W. Hickenlooper
American politician (born 1952)
- Over
- Mark Baisley (Republican), 35.0%
- Votes
- 1,629,507 (690,287 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. 44% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +15.3, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. is an American politician, geologist, and businessman serving as the junior United States senator from Colorado since 2021.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019 and as the 43rd mayor of Denver from 2003 to 2011.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-09 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- February 7, 1952 (age 74)
- Education
- Wesleyan University, Bachelor of Arts (English studies), 1974
- The Haverford School, 1970
- Wesleyan University, Master of Science (geology), 1980
- Occupation
- restaurateur, geologist, governor, mayor
- In Congress
- 1 Senate term, since January 3, 2021
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. Senate, CO. Won with 60.5%, 25.5 points ahead over Mark Baisley.
- John Hickenlooper Democratic · winner60.5%
- John Hickenlooper Democratic · winner60.4%
- Mark Baisley Republican35.0%
- Mark Baisley Republican35.0%
- Bob Chew Forward Party (United States)2.6%
- Bob Chew FWD2.6%
- Blake Huber L1.2%
- Blake Huber LBR1.2%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +15.3, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +25.5
- Difference
- 10.2 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: HICKENLOOPER FOR COLORADO. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed. These are the two-year cycle totals; a Senate campaign runs six years, so money raised earlier in the term is not counted here.
Where the money came from
24.5% of the $6,665,758 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)17.2%$1,636,436
- Individuals, itemized52.8%$5,029,322
- Other political committees (PACs)11.2%$1,068,196
- Party committees0.7%$62,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts18.2%$1,733,323
Employers donors listed
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS$47,85022 contributions
- NEXTERA ENERGY$25,00015 contributions
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$24,5009 contributions
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION$20,80018 contributions
- XCEL ENERGY$20,42528 contributions
- COMCAST$20,05018 contributions
- APOLLO$16,5006 contributions
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP$15,25020 contributions
- U.S. SENATE$14,5005 contributions
- ANTHROPIC$14,0004 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash a05de4978056
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
4 subcommittees
- Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Telecommunications and Media
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (Ranking Member)
- Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
3 subcommittees
- Energy
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Water and Power
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
2 subcommittees
- Employment and Workplace Safety (Ranking Member)
- Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 37 bills and resolutions, and 129 amendments
- Cosponsored
- 440 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- S. 5587: National Critical Minerals Council ActIntroduced September 29, 2026. Latest action September 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S.J.Res. 211: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.Introduced August 6, 2026. Latest action August 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- S. 5176: National Guard for National Service ActIntroduced July 30, 2026. Latest action July 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- S.Res. 768: A resolution commemorating the anniversary of the antisemitic attack on participants in the Run for Their Lives walk in Boulder, Colorado on June 1, 2025.Introduced June 11, 2026. Latest action June 22, 2026: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3024)
- S. 4730: Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2026Introduced June 10, 2026. Latest action June 10, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- S. 4382: Workforce Data Enhancement ActIntroduced April 23, 2026. Latest action April 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-08 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash f7b9825c0a59
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- hickenlooper.com via Wikidata
- Contact form
- hickenlooper.senate.gov
- Office phone
- 202-224-5941
- Washington office
- 316 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
- Campaign email
- hello@hickenlooper.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:03 PM ET
- 2021 to presentUnited States senator Wikidata
- 2020U.S. Senate, CO · General · won · 1,731,114 votes (53.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2011 to 2019Governor of Colorado Wikidata
- 2003 to 2011Mayor of Denver, Colorado Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q430518). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/127407/387054/json/en/summary.json
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 9:03 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hickenlooper
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q430518
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S0CO00575/
- photo_headshot https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov
- photo_full_body https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/about/
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