2024 Colorado Senate election
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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
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%.
| Biden 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90% | Trump 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% |
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 (running for Jefferson County Commission).[3][4]
- District 28: Rhonda Fields is term-limited (running for Arapahoe County Commission).[3][5]
Republicans
- 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
Statewide
| 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
| 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
- ^ Will ran for re-election in 2020 unopposed.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "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.
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