Colorado's 23rd Senate district

Colorado's 23rd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer since 2021.[3][4]

Colorado's 23rd
State Senate district

Senator
  Barbara Kirkmeyer
RBrighton
Registration33.7% Republican
23.5% Democratic
41.2% No party preference
Demographics80% White
1% Black
13% Hispanic
4% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)181,648[1]
Registered voters152,976[2]

Geography

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District 23 covers the City of Broomfield and parts of Larimer and Weld Counties on the outskirts of Fort Collins and Greeley. Communities in the district other than Broomfield include Timnath, Windsor, Mead, Severance, Firestone, Frederick, Dacono, and parts of Berthoud, Johnstown, and Erie.[5]

The district is split between Colorado's 2nd and 4th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 33rd, 48th, 49th, 52nd, and 63rd districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6]

Recent election results

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Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 23rd district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

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2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 23[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer 15,209 55.2
Republican Rupert Parchment 12,326 44.8
Total votes 27,535 100
Democratic Sally Boccella 16,649 55.6
Democratic Galina Nicoll 13,295 44.4
Total votes 29,944 100
General election
Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer 71,570 55.1
Democratic Sally Boccella 58,227 44.9
Total votes 129,797 100
Republican hold

2016

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2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 23[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicki Marble (incumbent) 55,528 58.0
Democratic T.J. Cole 40,281 42.0
Total votes 95,809 100
Republican hold

2012

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2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 23[9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicki Marble 5,500 58.0
Republican Glenn Vaad 3,981 42.0
Total votes 9,481 100
General election
Republican Vicki Marble 43,949 56.2
Democratic Lee Kemp 34,252 43.8
Total votes 78,201 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[10]
2020 President Trump 49.2 – 48%
2018 Governor Stapleton 50.8 – 45.5%
2016 President Trump 50.2 – 40.5%
2014 Senate Gardner 56.1 – 38.4%
Governor Beauprez 54.0 – 41.7%
2012 President Romney 53.4 – 44.2%

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 23, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Colorado State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  6. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "2016 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "2012 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 27, 2020 – via Google Docs.