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Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 25, 2024. The filing deadline was March 19, 2024.

Eighteen of 35 seats of the Colorado state Senate were up for election on November 5, 2024. Heading into the elections, there were 23 Democrats and 12 Republicans. No incumbents lost in primaries.

Following the election, Democrats maintained a 23-12 majority, and the state remained a Democratic trifecta.

Democrats won a 23-12 majority in the Senate and a veto-proof 46-19 majority in the state House after the 2022 elections. Colorado requires a two-thirds vote to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot or override a gubernatorial veto. That amounts to a minimum of 24 votes in the Senate and 44 votes in the House, assuming no vacancies.

Democrats needed to win one Senate seat and lose no more than two House seats to be able to put a legislative referral on the ballot without Republican votes or to override a gubernatorial veto. Republicans needed to maintain their seats in the Senate and win at least three more House seats to prevent a Democratic supermajority.

The Colorado Sun's Jesse Paul wrote that with a supermajority, Democrats could "refer constitutional amendments to the ballot without Republican support and ask voters to make lasting changes to the tax system and around social issues."[1] Paul wrote that a supermajority would also give Democrats the ability to override Gov. Jared Polis' (D) vetoes: "Polis this year nixed a number of labor-backed measures, and the threat of a gubernatorial veto has previously kept other liberal proposals, like rent stabilization and progressive tax policies, from advancing in the legislature."[1]

In an interview with The Colorado Sun's Brian Eason, Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen (R) said that Republicans are trying to maintain their seats to preserve balance: "The further and further you get away from balance, the less meaningful those conversations are."[2] Lundeen also told Colorado Politics' Marianne Goodland that he believes that "people are struggling with kitchen table issues and are opposed to how the economy has been handled."[3]

CNalysis, an outlet that rates state legislative races, rated two races as Tilt R, one race as Likely D, and one race as Very Likely R.[4] Click here to see the race ratings for each race.

The primary was June 25, 2024. The filing deadline was March 19, 2024. The Colorado Senate was one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas
Colorado State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2024 After November 6, 2024
     Democratic Party 23 23
     Republican Party 12 12
Total 35 35

Candidates

General election

Colorado State Senate general election 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2

Jennifer Brady

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Frizell  Candidate Connection

Caryn Ann Harlos (Libertarian Party)

District 5

Cole Buerger

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Catlin

District 6

Vivian Smotherman  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCleave Simpson Jr. (i)  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Frederick Williams  (Libertarian Party)
Lucas Mize  (Libertarian Party)

District 10

Ryan Lucas  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Liston (i)  Candidate Connection

John Hjershman (Libertarian Party)

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Snyder

Stan VanderWerf  Candidate Connection

John Angle (Libertarian Party)

District 13

Matt Johnston  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Bright  Candidate Connection

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngCathy Kipp  Candidate Connection

Phoebe McWilliams  Candidate Connection

Jeff Brosius (Libertarian Party)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Kolker (i)  Candidate Connection

Robyn Carnes  Candidate Connection

Bennett Rutledge (Libertarian Party) (Write-in)

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngSonya Jaquez Lewis (i)

Tom Van Lone

Did not make the ballot:
Ethan Augreen  (Libertarian Party)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Amabile  Candidate Connection

Gary Swing (Unity Party)  Candidate Connection

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsey Daugherty

Sam Bandimere

Ryan Van Gundy (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngDafna Michaelson Jenet (i)

Frederick Alfred Jr.  Candidate Connection

District 23

Joseph Bobko (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Kirkmeyer (i)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Bridges (i)

Bob Lane  Candidate Connection

Meredith Ryan (Unity Party)  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Kyle Furey  (Libertarian Party)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Weissman

Pedro Espinoza  Candidate Connection

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Buckner (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Robert Harrison  (Libertarian Party)

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Hansen (i)

David Aitken (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Coleman (i)

Max Minnig


Primary

Colorado State Senate primary 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Brady

Tim Arvidson  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Frizell  Candidate Connection

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCole Buerger

Did not make the ballot:
Barbara Bynum 

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Catlin

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngVivian Smotherman  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCleave Simpson Jr. (i)  Candidate Connection

District 10

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Liston (i)  Candidate Connection
David Stiver  Candidate Connection
Rex Tonkins

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Snyder

Adriana Cuva
Green check mark transparent.pngStan VanderWerf  Candidate Connection

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Johnston  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Bright  Candidate Connection

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngCathy Kipp  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPhoebe McWilliams  Candidate Connection

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Kolker (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRobyn Carnes  Candidate Connection

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngSonya Jaquez Lewis (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Van Lone

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Amabile  Candidate Connection
Jovita Schiffer

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsey Daugherty
Obi Ezeadi  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Bandimere

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngDafna Michaelson Jenet (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngFrederick Alfred Jr.  Candidate Connection

District 23

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Kirkmeyer (i)
Natalie Abshier

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Bridges (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Lane  Candidate Connection

District 28

Idris Keith  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Weissman

Green check mark transparent.pngPedro Espinoza  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Cory Parella 

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Buckner (i)

Robert Tate  (disqualified appeared on ballot)

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Hansen (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Coleman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMax Minnig

Voting information

See also: Voting in Colorado

Election information in Colorado: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 28, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 28, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: N/A by N/A
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 21, 2024 to Nov. 5, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (MST)


General election race ratings

The table below displays race ratings for each race in this chamber from CNalysis.

Campaign finance

See also: Campaign finance

The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024

Incumbents defeated in general elections

See also: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

No incumbents lost in general elections. This was less than the average of 1.3 incumbent defeats per cycle from 2010 to 2022.

Incumbents defeated in primaries

No incumbents lost in primaries. This was the same as in all years except 2012, when one incumbent lost. Ballotpedia began gathering data on incumbents defeated in 2010.

Retiring incumbents

See also: Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2024

Eight incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[5] The average number of retirements per cycle from 2010 to 2022 was 7.6. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Jim Smallwood Ends.png Republican Senate District 2
Perry Will Ends.png Republican Senate District 5
Bob Gardner Ends.png Republican Senate District 12
Kevin Priola Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 13
Joann Ginal Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 14
Stephen Fenberg Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 18
Rachel Zenzinger Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 19
Rhonda Fields Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 28

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Colorado. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Colorado in 2024. Information below was calculated on May 8, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

There were 83 legislative seats up for election this year in Colorado's legislature—18 in the Senate and 65 in the House. There were 25 total contested primaries in 2024 (11 Democratic and 14 Republican) out of a possible 166. This rate of 15.1% was the highest since Ballotpedia began tracking this figure in 2010.

The 26 Colorado legislators not running for re-election in 2024 aligned with the average for elections from 2010-2022 (25.6). The retirements in 2024 were the third-most this decade behind 2022 (33) and 2018 (27).

Colorado legislators are limited to serving eight years in the Senate and eight years in the House. Four members of the House were term-limited in 2024.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Colorado State Senate from 2010 to 2024.[6]

Open Seats in Colorado State Senate elections: 2010 - 2024
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2024 18 8 (44%) 10 (56%)
2022 17 8 (47%) 9 (53%)
2020 18 7 (39%) 11 (61%)
2018 17 8 (47%) 9 (53%)
2016 18 9 (50%) 9 (50%)
2014 18 6 (33%) 12 (67%)
2012 20 9 (45%) 11 (55%)
2010 19 6 (32%) 13 (68%)

Legislative referrals

See also: Legislative referral

A legislative referral, or legislatively referred ballot measure, is a ballot measure that appears on the ballot due to a vote of the state legislature. A legislative referral can be a constitutional amendment, state statute, or bond issue.

As of the 2024 election, a two-thirds vote was required during one legislative session for the Colorado General Assembly to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 44 votes in the Colorado House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Colorado State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

At the time of the 2024 election, Democrats held a 23-12 majority in the Senate and a 46-19 majority in the House. Democrats needed to win one Senate seat and lose no more than two House seats to put a legislative referral on the ballot without Republican votes. Republicans needed to win 12 Senate seats and 25 House seats to have the same ability.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Colorado

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 1, Article 4 of the Colorado Revised Statutes

There are different types of candidates in Colorado: major party candidates, minor party candidates, Qualified Political Organization (QPO) candidates, unaffiliated candidates, and write-in candidates. Ballot access methods differ according to the type of candidate.

Requirements for all candidates

There are a number of requirements that all candidates must follow. These include the following:

  1. A candidate for a state office must publicly announce his or her intention to run for office by means of a speech, advertisement, or other communication reported or appearing in public media or in any place accessible to the public. This includes a stated intention to explore the possibility of seeking office.[7]
  2. Each candidate for a state office must submit an audio recording of the correct pronunciation of his or her name.[8] Unaffiliated candidates must submit their audio recordings to the Secretary of State's office within 117 days of a general election.[9]

The qualification of any candidate may be challenged by any eligible elector within five days of the candidate qualifying for the ballot.[10]

Major party candidates

In order to run as a major party candidate, one must have been affiliated with his or her party by the first business day in January of the year of the election, unless party rules say otherwise. The candidate must be nominated in the primary election to move on to the general election as the nominee of the party. There are two methods by which a major party can place candidates on the primary election ballot: nomination by an assembly and nomination by petition.[11][12][13]

Nomination by an assembly

Major parties may hold party assemblies to nominate candidates. At these assemblies, delegates vote on possible candidates and may place up to two candidates per office on the primary ballot. Delegates to party assemblies are chosen at yearly precinct caucuses. The process by which assemblies are held is determined by the individual parties.[14][15]

A major party must hold a nominating assembly no later than 73 days before the primary election. A candidate must receive 30 percent of votes cast by assembly delegates for that office. If no candidate receives 30 percent, a second vote must be taken. If no candidate receives 30 percent at the second vote, the top two vote-getters will be nominated. Within four days of the assembly, a successful candidate must file a written acceptance of candidacy with the presiding officer of the assembly. The presiding officer of the assembly must file a certificate of designation by an assembly, along with the written acceptance of candidacy, with the Colorado Secretary of State. This certificate must state the name of the political party, the name and address of each candidate, and the offices being sought. It must also certify that the candidates have been members of the political party for the required period of time.[12][16][11]

Nomination by petition

A candidate who attempted to be nominated by assembly and failed to receive at least 10 percent of the delegates' votes may not be nominated by petition for that same party.[17]

The nominating petition must be signed by eligible electors who reside in the district the candidate seeks to represent. Candidates who collect the required number of signatures are placed on the primary election ballot. The signature requirements are as follows:[17]

Petition signature requirements for political party candidates
Office sought Number of signatures required
Member of the United States Senate or state executive official 1,500 from each congressional district
Member of the Colorado State Legislature or United States House of Representatives 1,000, or 30 percent of the votes cast in the district in the most recent primary election for the same party and the same office, whichever is less. If there was no primary election, general election numbers should be used.

Minor party candidates

In order to run as a minor party candidate, one must have been affiliated with his or her party by the first business day in January of the year of the election, unless party rules say otherwise. Minor parties nominate their candidates for placement on the general election ballot. If there is more than one candidate nominated for a given office, those candidates are placed on the primary ballot.[18][19]

There are two methods by which minor parties can nominate candidates to be placed on the ballot.

Nomination by assembly

The minor party must hold an assembly no later than 73 days before the primary election. A successful candidate must receive at least 30 percent of the delegates' votes for that office at the assembly.[19]

Nomination by petition

A minor party candidate may be nominated by petition. The petition must be signed by eligible electors in the same district the candidate seeks to represent. The signature requirements are listed in the table below.[18]

Petition signature requirements for minor party candidates
Office sought Number of signatures required
Member of the United States Senate or state executive official 1,000
Member of the United States House of Representatives 1,500, or 2.5 percent of the total votes cast for that office in that congressional district in the last general election, whichever is less
Member of the Colorado State Senate 1,000, or 3.33 percent of the total votes cast for that office in that senate district in the last general election, whichever is less
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives 1,000, or 5 percent of the total votes cast for that office in that house district in the last general election, whichever is less

Qualified Political Organization (QPO) candidates

In order to run as a Qualified Political Organization (QPO) candidate, one must have been affiliated with the QPO for one year. Alternatively, if the organization has not been qualified for one year, the candidate must have been registered as unaffiliated for one year. QPO candidates must petition to be placed on the general election ballot. Each petition must include an affidavit signed under oath by the chairperson and secretary of the QPO and approved by the Colorado Secretary of State. Signature requirements are the same as those for minor party candidates, which are listed above.[18][20][21]

Unaffiliated candidates

In order to run as an unaffiliated candidate, one must be registered as unaffiliated by the first business day in January of the year of the election. An unaffiliated candidate must petition to be placed on the general election ballot. Signature requirements are the same as those for minor party candidates, which are listed above.[18]

Write-in candidates

Write-in candidates are permitted in both the primary and general elections. A write-in candidate must file an affidavit of intent with the Colorado Secretary of State no later than the close of business on the 67th day before a primary election and the 110th day before a general election. No write-in vote will be counted unless the candidate filed an affidavit of intent.[22][23][24]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article 5, Section 4 of the Colorado Constitution states: No person shall be a representative or senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, who shall not be a citizen of the United States, who shall not for at least twelve months next preceding his election, have resided within the territory included in the limits of the county or district in which he shall be chosen; provided, that any person who at the time of the adoption of this constitution, was a qualified elector under the territorial laws, shall be eligible to the first general assembly.

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[25]
SalaryPer diem
$43,977/year for legislators whose terms began in 2023. $41,449/year for legislators whose terms began in 2021.For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $45/day. For legislators living more than 50 miles from the capitol: $237/day.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Colorado legislators assume office on the first day of the legislative session after their election. The legislative session must begin no later than 10:00 AM on the second Wednesday of January.[26] The state constitution requires the newly elected governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, and secretary of state to take office on the second Tuesday of January.[27] In the year after those offices are elected, the legislative session must begin before the second Tuesday of January to declare the winners of those races.[28][29]

Colorado political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Colorado Party Control: 1992-2025
Thirteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R D D R R D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Presidential politics in Colorado

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Colorado, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
55.4
 
1,804,352 9
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
41.9
 
1,364,607 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.6
 
52,460 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.3
 
8,986 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Unaffiliated)
 
0.2
 
8,089 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (American Constitution Party)
 
0.2
 
5,061 0
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Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)
 
0.1
 
2,730 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.1
 
2,515 0
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Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Unaffiliated)
 
0.1
 
2,011 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.0
 
1,035 0
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Kyle Kenley Kopitke/Nathan R. Sorenson (Independent American Party)
 
0.0
 
762 0
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Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party)
 
0.0
 
636 0
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Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
614 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
572 0
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Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)
 
0.0
 
568 0
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Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro/Khadijah Maryam Jacob Sr. (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
495 0
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Dario David Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams (Progressive Party)
 
0.0
 
379 0
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Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.0
 
355 0
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Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.0
 
354 0
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Joseph Kishore/Norissa Santa Cruz (Socialist Equality Party)
 
0.0
 
196 0
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Jordan Marc Scott/Jennifer Tepool (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
175 0

Total votes: 3,256,952


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Colorado, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 48.2% 1,338,870 9
     Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 43.3% 1,202,484 0
     American Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.4% 11,699 0
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 5.2% 144,121 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1.4% 38,437 0
     Approval Voting Frank Atwood/Blake Huber 0% 337 0
     American Delta Roque De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0% 1,255 0
     Prohibition Jim Hedges/Bill Bayes 0% 185 0
     America's Tom Hoefling/Steve Schulin 0% 710 0
     Veterans Chris Keniston/Deacon Taylor 0.2% 5,028 0
     Socialist Workers Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart 0% 452 0
     Independent American Kyle Kenley Kopitke/Nathan R. Sorenson 0% 1,096 0
     Kotlikoff for President Laurence Kotlikoff/Edward Lea 0% 392 0
     Socialism and Liberation Gloria Estela La Riva/Dennis J. Banks 0% 531 0
     Nonviolent Resistance/Pacifist Bradford Lyttle/Hannah Walsh 0% 382 0
     Independent People of Colorado Joseph A. Maldonado/Douglass K. Terranova 0% 872 0
     American Solidarity Michael A. Maturen/Juan Munoz 0% 862 0
     Unaffiliated Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson 1% 28,917 0
     Unaffiliated Ryan Alan Scott/Bruce Kendall Barnard 0% 749 0
     Nutrition Rod Silva/Richard C. Silva 0% 751 0
     Unaffiliated Mike Smith/Daniel White 0.1% 1,819 0
     Socialist Party USA Emidio Soltysik/Angela Nicole Walker 0% 271 0
     - Other/Write-in 0% 27 0
Total Votes 2,780,247 9
Election results via: Federal Election Commission


Colorado presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 14 Democratic wins
  • 18 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party D R D D D R R R D D R R D R R R D R R R R R R D R R R D D D D D


2024 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:

See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Colorado Sun, "The Colorado legislative races where the most state-level super PAC cash is being spent," October 23, 2024
  2. The Colorado Sun, "Democratic supermajority or more “balance”: What’s at stake in Colorado’s state legislative elections," October 23, 2024
  3. Colorado Democrats chase 'supermajority' in the Senate," November 2, 2024
  4. CNalysis, "25 CO Forecast," accessed November 1, 2024
  5. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  6. Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  7. Colorado Secretary of State Website, "State Candidates," accessed March 5, 2025
  8. Colorado Secretary of State, "Audio Recording Instructions," accessed March 5, 2025
  9. Colorado Secretary of State, "Unaffiliated Candidate Petition," March 5, 2025
  10. Colorado Revised Statutes, "Title 1, Article 4, Section 501," accessed March 5, 2025
  11. 11.0 11.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "Major Party Assembly Designation," accessed March 5, 2025
  12. 12.0 12.1 Colorado Revised Statutes, "Title 1, Article 4, Section 601," accessed February 5, 2025
  13. Colorado Secretary of State, "Major Political Parties FAQs," accessed March 5, 2025
  14. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named costatute602
  15. Colorado Revised Statutes, "Title 1, Article 4, Section 602," accessed March 5, 2025
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Current members of the Colorado State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:James Coleman
Majority Leader:Robert Rodriguez
Minority Leader:Cleave Simpson
Senators
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Matt Ball (D)
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