Key Colorado Senate Races

By Newsline staff Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline

October 19, 2022

Of the Colorado state Senate districts with an election in 2022, seven are viewed as competitive. Democrats have a 21-14 majority in the Senate, and Republicans are looking to those seven races as their best opportunity to claim a majority in one of the state Legislature’s two chambers. The Democrats’ majority in the state House is not viewed as vulnerable in this election.

The seven competitive districts are:

Colorado state Senate districts. (Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions)

• Senate District 3: Includes Pueblo, has 5.1 percentage point advantage in favor of Democrats based on recent elections.
• Senate District 8: Includes most northwest Colorado counties such as Garfield, Jackson, Eagle, Clear Creek and Gilpin, has a 6.6 percentage point advantage for Democrats based on recent elections.
• Senate District 11: Includes southeast Colorado Springs, has a 2.4 percentage point advantage in favor of Democrats based on recent elections.
• Senate District 15: Includes Larimer County and most of Boulder County, no advantage for either party based on recent elections.
• Senate District 20: Includes parts of northwestern Jefferson County, has a 7.1 percentage point advantage for Democrats based on recent elections.
• Senate District 24: Is part of Adams County and includes parts of Thornton, Northglenn and Henderson, has a 9.1 percentage point advantage for Democrats based on recent elections.
• Senate District 27: Is part of Arapahoe County, has a 4.7 percentage point advantage for Democrats based on recent elections.

Check Newsline’s past coverage of these races for more details.

Below is information about the candidates and their answers to a questionnaire. Answers were lightly edited for length, clarity and style.

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