Colorado general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for 23rd Judicial District (Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln) District Court, Retention: Judge Andrew Baum in 2026?

Here are the candidates for 23rd Judicial District (Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln) District Court, Retention: Judge Andrew Baum on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in 23rd Judicial District.

This is a retention vote: voters decide yes or no on keeping this judge for another term. Judges may not promise how they would rule, so we show experience and record instead of issue positions.

Andrew Baum

· Incumbent

District Court Judge, 23rd Judicial District (Twenty-Third Judicial District (Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties), District Court)

Andrew Baum is the sitting District Court Judge, 23rd Judicial District, standing for a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹. District Court Judge since August 1, 2017; previously a magistrate (July 2016 to July 2017) and a Deputy District Attorney in the Denver District Attorney's Office (October 2007 to July 2016)². The commission found the judge meets performance standards²⁴.

District Court Judge since August 1, 2017; previously a magistrate (July 2016 to July 2017) and a Deputy District Attorney in the Denver District Attorney's Office (October 2007 to July 2016)²
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, January 2003 to July 2007, including two deployments to Iraq²
B.A., University of Notre Dame; law degree, Notre Dame Law School²
Colorado judges are first appointed by the governor to a provisional term and then stand for retention³. Andrew Baum was appointed as a District Court Judge on August 1, 2017². This is a retention election: voters decide yes or no on keeping the sitting judge, and no opponent is on the ballot¹.
Bar poll: Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, 2026 evaluation: the page prints "Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards" and states: "The Twenty-Third Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously agrees by vote of 7-0, with one commissioner absent and two commission vacancies, that Judge Andrew Baum MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS."²⁴. This is an official state commission evaluation of the judge's performance, not an endorsement.
Public discipline: Searched on 2026-10-08: the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline's public Determination Database (17 public determinations, 1984 to 2025, all four result pages viewed), its list of public court filings (Matters of Grattan, MacLaren and Murphy) and the public discipline section of its 2025 Annual Report; none names this judge. Not checked: discipline short of a public proceeding, which is confidential and not listed by name, and Colorado Supreme Court attorney regulation records.⁵

Last reviewed 2026-10-08. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.