2024 Colorado Senate election

2024 Colorado Senate election
18 of the 35 seats in the Colorado Senate; 18 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Democratic hold Democratic gain ; Republican hold Republican gain; No election
President of the Senate before election; Steve Fenberg; Democratic	Elected President of the Senate ; TBD;

The 2024 Colorado Senate elections took 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 elected their representative for a four-year term.^[2] This election coincided with other Colorado elections of the same year and the biennial United States elections.

Background

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%), represented by Cleave Simpson; District 12 (Biden +3.61%), represented by Bob Gardner; and District 30 (Biden +1.47%), represented by Kevin Van Winkle. Additionally, one Democrat, Kevin Priola, represented District 13, which Trump won by 3.78%.

Retirements

Democrats

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 (ran for Jefferson County Commission).^[3]^[4]
District 28: Rhonda Fields is term-limited (ran for Arapahoe County Commission).^[3]^[5]

Republicans

District 2: Jim Smallwood is term-limited.^[3]
District 5: Perry Will retired to run for Garfield County Commission.^[6]
District 12: Bob Gardner is term-limited.^[3]

Predictions

Statewide

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis^[7]	Solid D	August 10, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]	Safe D	June 18, 2024

Competitive districts

District	Incumbent	Last Result	CNalysis^[9] October 13, 2024
5th	Perry Will	N/A^[b]	Tilt R
6th	Cleave Simpson	60.12% R	Tossup
12th	Bob Gardner	58.35% R	Lean D (flip)
13th	Kevin Priola	50.84% R^[c]	Very Likely R (flip)

Results by district

District 2 • District 5 • District 6 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 26 • District 28 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33^[11]

District 2

2024 Colorado Senate election, 2nd District
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jennifer Brady
	Republican	Lisa Frizell
	Libertarian	Caryn Ann Harlos
Total votes

District 5

2024 Colorado Senate election, 5th District
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Cole Buerger
	Republican	Marc Catlin
Total votes

District 6

2024 Colorado Senate election, 6th District
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Cleave Alan Simpson
	Democratic	Vivian Smotherman
Total votes

District 10

2024 Colorado Senate election, 10th District
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Larry Liston
	Democratic	Ryan Howard Lucas
	Libertarian	John Hjersman
Total votes

District 12

2024 Colorado Senate election, 12th District
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Marc Snyder
	Republican	Stan VanderWerf
	Libertarian	John Michael Angle
Total votes

District 13

2024 Colorado Senate election, 13th District
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Scott Bright
	Democratic	Matt Johnston
Total votes

District 14

2024 Colorado Senate election, 14th District
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Cathy Kipp
	Republican	Phoebe McWilliams
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Brosius
Total votes

District 16

2024 Colorado Senate election, 16th District
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Robyn Carnes
	Democratic	Chris Kolker
Total votes

District 17

2024 Colorado Senate election, 17th District
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Sonya Jaquez Lewis
	Republican	Tom Van Lone
Total votes

District 18

2024 Colorado Senate election, 18th District
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Judy Amabile
	Unity	Gary Swing
Total votes

District 19

2024 Colorado Senate election, 19th District
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Sam Bandimere
	Democratic	Lindsey Daugherty
	Libertarian	Ryan VanGundy
Total votes

District 21

2024 Colorado Senate election, 21st District
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Frederick Alfred Jr
	Democratic	Dafna Michaelson Janet
Total votes

District 23

2024 Colorado Senate election, 23rd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barb Kirkmeyer
Total votes

District 26

2024 Colorado Senate election, 26th District
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jeff Bridges
	Republican	Bob Lane
	Unity	Meredith Ryan
Total votes

District 28

2024 Colorado Senate election, 28th District
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Pedro Espinoza
	Democratic	Mike Weissman
Total votes

District 29

2024 Colorado Senate election, 29th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Buckner
Total votes

District 31

2024 Colorado Senate election, 31st District
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Chris Hansen
	Libertarian	David Aitken
Total votes

District 33

2024 Colorado Senate election, 33rd District
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	James Coleman
	Republican	Max Minnig
Total votes

Footnotes

^ Although the Democratic Party won the majority of seats, the Republican Party won the popular vote.
^ Will was appointed to his seat following the resignation of Bob Rankin.^[10]
^ Priola switched parties in 2021 after the January 6 United States Capitol attack.

References

^ "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.
^ 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 October 8, 2024.
^ "2024 General Election Official Candidate List". Colorado Secretary of State. September 24, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[1] Although the Democratic Party won the majority of seats, the Republican Party won the popular vote.

[12] Will was appointed to his seat following the resignation of Bob Rankin.^[10]

[13] Priola switched parties in 2021 after the January 6 United States Capitol attack.

[CoElecCal2024-2] "2024 Election Calendar" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.

[senatetermlimits-3] "Senate Term Limits". Colorado General Assembly.

[termlimits-4] ^ ^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.

[5] Goodland, Marianne (November 9, 2023). "State Sen. Rachel Zenzinger will run for Jefferson County commission". Colorado Politics. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[6] Wilson, Sara (July 20, 2023). "State Sen. Rhonda Fields running for Arapahoe County commissioner". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[7] 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.

[8] "24 CO Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-9] Jacobson, Louis (June 18, 2024). "2024's Battleground State Legislative Chambers". Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[:24-10] "24 CO Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[Goodland-11] 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 October 8, 2024.

[14] "2024 General Election Official Candidate List". Colorado Secretary of State. September 24, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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