2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Colorado House District 8

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Carolyn Barnes

Republican

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Lindsay Gilchrist

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 8 (since 2025)
Work: Founder, Gilchrist & Company; state representative since 2025

Lindsay Gilchrist has served as State Representative for District 8 in the Colorado General Assembly since 2025, a district that includes all or part of Denver County.

Lindsay Gilchrist founded Gilchrist & Company and previously worked for mothers2mothers and as a special assistant to U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Lindsay Gilchrist has represented House District 8 since 2025 and holds a master's in public policy from UCLA.

Gilchrist's committees

Health & Human Services (Chair)
Education

Sources for Gilchrist

Lindsay Gilchrist: official member information (Colorado General Assembly, Public record)
Colorado General Assembly: committee information (Colorado General Assembly, Public record)
Colorado General Assembly: current member roster (Colorado General Assembly, Public record)
Lindsay Gilchrist candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Lindsay Gilchrist (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Jesse Lashawn Parris

Unity

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Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 General Election official candidate list (Colorado Secretary of State, Public record)

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