Murray was appointed as the District Attorney by Governor Polis in February 2022.

Anna Cooling was nominated to fill the vacancy left by Seth Ryan. Votes cast for Seth Ryan in the general election were counted as votes for Cooling.

Seth Ryan withdrew his candidacy for District Attorney on September 24, 2024.

For the purposes of this database, Lindsey is labeled as an open seat candidate however, they were appointed as the Acting District Attorney on November 1, 2024, pursuant to judicial order and following the disbarment of the previous incumbent.

This special election occurred after the former District Attorney, Alonzo Payne, resigned in July 2022 following a successful petition for a recall election. Payne later agreed to be disbarred without a hearing and agreed to stipulations that he was not ready to handle the District Attorney position and that he was not competent to prosecute felony cases. Anne Kelly was appointed by Governor Jared Polis as the District Attorney in August 2022 and thus, ran as the incumbent in the November election.

This special election occurred after the former District Attorney, Alonzo Payne, resigned in July 2022 following a successful petition for a recall election. Payne later agreed to be disbarred without a hearing and agreed to stipulations that he was not ready to handle the District Attorney position and that he was not competent to prosecute felony cases. Anne Kelly was appointed by Governor Jared Polis as the District Attorney in August 2022.

Kelly was appointed as the District Attorney by Governor Polis in 2022 following the resignation of the former incumbent for failing to comply with the Colorado Crime Victim Rights Act.

Hayden was appointed as the District Attorney by Governor Polis, effective October 5, 2024, following the resignation of the previous incumbent. Because the appointment occurred after the primary election, Hayden is labeled as an open seat candidate in this database.

Bullock was appointed as the District Attorney by Governor Polis on April 10, 2024, following the appointment of the previous incumbent to a judgeship.

After the resignation of former District Attorney Stan Garnett in March 2020, the governor appointed Michael Dougherty to fill Garnett's vacancy. Dougherty then ran as the incumbent in the 2018 special election for the remainder of the District Attorney term.

This special election occurred after the former District Attorney, Stan Garnett, resigned in March 2020 to return to private practice. The governor appointed Michael Dougherty to fill Garnett's vacancy.