Colorado's 5th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Perry Will since 2023 following the resignation of fellow Republican Bob Rankin.[3] Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Democrats Kerry Donovan and Gail Schwartz.[4][5]
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| Registration | 28.2% Democratic 27.5% Republican 42.7% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 77% White 1% Black 19% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 146,776[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 109,461[2] | ||
Geography
editSince being redrawn in 2021, District 5 covers all or parts of Montrose, Delta, Hinsdale, Gunnison, Pitkin, Garfield, and Eagle Counties. There are 22 incorporated cities and towns in the District including Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale, Crawford, Crested Butte, Delta, Glenwood Springs, Gunnison, Hotchkiss, Lake City, Marble, Montrose, Mt. Crested Butte, New Castle, Olathe, Orchard City, Paonia, Parachute, Pitkin, Rifle, Silt, and Snowmass Village.[6]
The entire Colorado Senate District 5 is within Colorado's 3rd congressional district.[7]
Before being redistricted in January 2022, District 5 was based in the mountain towns of the Rockies, covering all of Chaffee, Delta, Eagle, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Lake, and Pitkin Counties. Communities in the district include Vail, Avon, Basalt, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Edwards, El Jebel, Eagle-Vail, Aspen, Snowmass Village, Leadville, Leadville North, Salida, Buena Vista, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Powderhorn, Delta, Cedaredge, Orchard City, Paonia, and Lake City.[8] Prior to 2022, the district was located primarily within Colorado's 3rd congressional district, also overlapping with the 2nd and 5th congressional districts.
Recent election results
editRepublican Perry Will was appointed to the senate seat by the Republican Vacancy Committee on January 7, 2023.[9] The seat was vacant because on December 1, 2022 then current senator Bob Rankin announced his intention to resign effective January 10, 2023.[10]
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. The old 5th district held elections in midterm years, but the new district drawn following the 2020 Census will hold elections in presidential years.
Former Senator Kerry Donovan was term-limited in 2022 regardless, but two Republican senators, Don Coram and Bob Rankin, live within the new boundaries of the 5th district. Coram, whose term ended in 2022, was unable to run for re-election because the seat wasn't up for election. Rankin represented the district beginning in January 2021 [11] and was therefore able to remain as the district Senator.
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kerry Donovan (incumbent) | 41,838 | 60.4 | |
| Republican | Olen Lund | 27,375 | 39.6 | |
| Total votes | 69,213 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kerry Donovan | 27,526 | 49.0 | |
| Republican | Don Suppes | 26,225 | 46.7 | |
| Libertarian | Lee Mulcahy | 2,374 | 4.2 | |
| Total votes | 56,125 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gail Schwartz (incumbent) | 26,355 | 51.5% | |
| Republican | Bob Rankin | 25,269 | 48.5% | |
| Total votes | 51,624 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gail Schwartz | 24,677 | 51.0% | |
| Republican | Lewis Entz (incumbent) | 23,691 | 49.0% | |
| Total votes | 48,368 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[16] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 55.9 – 41.7% |
| 2018 | Governor | Polis 55.0 – 41.4% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 48.5 – 43.5% |
| 2014 | Senate | Udall 48.3 – 46.5% |
| Governor | Hickenlooper 51.3 – 43.9% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.0 – 46.5% |
References
edit- ^ "State Senate District 5, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ Goodland, Marianne (January 7, 2023). "Vacancy committee returns Perry Will to the General Assembly". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Senator Kerry Donovan". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions Final Maps". coleg.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions". redistricting.colorado.gov. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ Staff Report (January 7, 2023). "Colorado GOP appoints Perry Will to fill 5th Senate District vacancy". www.postindependent.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Birkeland, Megan Verlee,Bente. "Long-time GOP state Sen. Bob Rankin resigns". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Evan Wyloge and Marianne Goodland (November 24, 2021). "With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin". Colorado Politics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2010AbstractBook.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2006AbsractBook.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 12, 2020.