2024 Colorado Senate election
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Elections in Colorado |
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The 2024 Colorado Senate elections will take place on November 5, 2024, with the primary elections being held on June 25, 2024.[1] Voters in 18 out of the 35 districts of the state Senate will elect their representative for a four-year term.[2] It will coincide with other Colorado elections of the same year and the biennial United States elections.
Background
[edit]In the 2020 US Presidential Election, Joe Biden won 25 districts, while Donald Trump won 10. Republicans represented three districts where Biden had won in 2020: District 6 (Biden +2.18%), District 12 (Biden +3.61%), and District 30 (Biden +1.47%). Additionally, one Democrat, Kevin Priola, represented District 13, which Trump won by 3.78%.
Retirements
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- District 13: Kevin Priola is term-limited.[3]
- District 14: Joann Ginal is term-limited.[3]
- District 18: Steve Fenberg is term-limited.[3]
- District 19: Rachel Zenzinger is term-limited (running for Jefferson County Commission).[3][4]
- District 28: Rhonda Fields is term-limited (running for Arapahoe County Commission).[3][5]
Republicans
[edit]- District 2: Jim Smallwood is term-limited.[3]
- District 5: Perry Will is retiring to run for Garfield County Commission.[6]
- District 12: Bob Gardner is term-limited.[3]
Predictions
[edit]Statewide
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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CNalysis[7] | Solid D | August 10, 2024 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe D | June 18, 2024 |
Competitive districts
[edit]District | Incumbent | Last Result | CNalysis[9] September 2024 |
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5th | Perry Will | N/A[a] | Tossup |
6th | Cleave Simpson | 60.12% R | Tilt D (flip) |
12th | Bob Gardner | 58.35% R | Likely D (flip) |
13th | Kevin Priola | 50.84% R[b] | Lean R (flip) |
Results
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Will ran for re-election in 2020 unopposed.
- ^ Priola switched parties in 2021 after the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Election Calendar" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
- ^ "Senate Term Limits". Colorado General Assembly.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado Senate" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Goodland, Marianne (November 9, 2023). "State Sen. Rachel Zenzinger will run for Jefferson County commission". Colorado Politics. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Sara (July 20, 2023). "State Sen. Rhonda Fields running for Arapahoe County commissioner". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Wenzler, Elliott (January 26, 2024). "State Sen. Perry Will won't run for re-election, instead kicks off county commissioner bid". Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "24 CO Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (June 18, 2024). "2024's Battleground State Legislative Chambers". Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "24 CO Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.