(The Center Square) – A majority of Colorado’s Democratic primary voters are undecided on who should be the state’s next governor, but U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse led among names listed in a new poll commissioned by a health advocacy group.
While no candidates have declared for 2026 yet, the poll asked registered voters who they would vote for among some of the state’s top Democrats if the primary election were held today.
Neguse garnered 20% of votes, leading a field made up of Secretary of State Jena Griswold (16%), former U.S. senator and current Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar (11%), Attorney General Phil Weiser (8%), and “other candidate” (8%) in Healthier Colorado’s poll conducted by Magellan Strategies. Among respondents, 37% said they were undecided.
“With so much left to know about the next federal administration and the health challenges we’re about to face, who Colorado voters elect next to lead the state is as important as ever,” said Healthier Colorado, which advocates for policies “to improve the health of our state’s residents.”
The poll also surveyed favorability, with Griswold having the highest favorable (44%) and unfavorable (18%) ratings.
Griswold’s office is facing an ongoing investigation by the Denver District Attorney’s Office after a spreadsheet of voting system passwords was posted on the Secretary of State website just days before the November election. An outside investigation released last week found that the passwords “were posted mistakenly, unknowingly and unintentionally,” but state information security policies were violated.
Neguse has 40% favorability and 11% unfavorability, according to respondents. Salazar has 40% favorability and 17% unfavorability, while Weiser has 32% to 11%.
The poll surveyed 630 registered voters from Dec. 4 to 9, with a margin of error of +/- 3.9%. Of those surveyed, 62% were registered Democrats and 38% unaffiliated.
“The survey data were weighted to represent voter turnout demographics for a midterm Democratic primary election in the State of Colorado,” the poll said.