Colorado's 1st Senate district

Colorado's 1st Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Byron Pelton since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Jerry Sonnenberg and Greg Brophy.[3][4]

Colorado's 1st
State Senate district

Senator
  Byron Pelton
RSterling
Registration50.5% Republican
13.6% Democratic
34.5% No party preference
Demographics74% White
2% Black
21% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)148,526[1]
Registered voters103,238[2]

Geography

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District 1 covers much of the Eastern Plains in the state's northeastern corner, including all of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma Counties and parts of Weld County. Communities in the district include Julesburg, Holyoke, Sterling, Brush, Fort Morgan, Eaton, Kersey, Lochbuie, Hudson, Keenesburg, Ault, Akron, Wray, Yuma, Burlington, Limon, Elizabeth, Ponderosa Park, and Cheyenne Wells.[5]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 48th, 63rd, 64th, and 65th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6] It borders the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas.[1]

Recent election results

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2022

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Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 1st district holds elections in midterm years. The 2022 election is the first held under the state's new district lines.

2022 Colorado Senate election, District 1[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Byron Pelton 53,199 100
Total votes 53,199 100

Historical election results

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2018

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2018 Colorado Senate election, District 1[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Sonnenberg (incumbent) 52,311 79.0
Democratic Debra Gustafson 13,894 21.0
Total votes 66,205 100
Republican hold

2014

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2014 Colorado Senate election, District 1[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Sonnenberg 45,689 85.3
Constitution Doug Aden 7,876 14.7
Total votes 53,565 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[10]
2020 President Trump 75.3 – 22.5%
2018 Governor Stapleton 74.1 – 21.8%
2016 President Trump 74.0 – 19.7%
2014 Senate Gardner 74.6 – 19.5%
Governor Beauprez 71.8 – 23.8%
2012 President Romney 69.7 – 27.9%

Past senators

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Senator Party Years of service
Greg Brophy Republican Party June 23, 2005 – January 7, 2015
Jerry Sonnenberg Republican Party January 7, 2015 - January 9, 2023

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 1, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Jerry Sonnenberg". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Colorado State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  6. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "2022 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 9, 2020.