Colorado's 6th Senate district

Colorado's 6th
State Senate district
Senator
  Cleave Simpson
R–Alamosa
Registration35.7% Republican
25.2% Democratic
37.5% No party preference
Demographics78% White
0% Black
15% Hispanic
1% Asian
4% Native American
2% Other
Population (2018)150,261[1]
Registered voters119,874[2]

Colorado's 6th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Cleave Simpson since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Don Coram and Ellen Roberts.[3][4]

Geography

District 6 is based in Southwest Colorado, covering all of Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Dolores, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties. Communities in the district include Montrose, Olathe, Ouray, Mountain Village, Telluride, Silverton, Dove Creek, Cortez, Mancos, Towaoc, Durango, Bayfield, and Pagosa Springs. The district is also home to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.[5]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 58th and 59th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6] It borders the states of Utah, New Mexico, and – via Four Corners – Arizona.[1]

Recent election results

Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. The old 6th district held elections in midterm years, but the new district drawn following the 2020 Census will hold elections in presidential years.

Incumbent Senator Don Coram was redistricted into the 5th district, which also is not up for election this year, meaning Coram had no seat to run in; he ran unsuccessfully for Colorado's 3rd congressional district instead.[7] 35th district Senator Cleave Simpson lives in the new boundaries of the 6th district, and will represent it beginning in 2023.[8]

2018

2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 6[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Coram (incumbent) 40,088 54.7
Democratic Guinn Unger Jr. 33,208 45.3
Total votes 73,296 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 6[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ellen Roberts (incumbent) 43,482 100
Total votes 43,482 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[11]
2020 President Trump 51.3 – 46.4%
2018 Governor Stapleton 50.9 – 46.0%
2016 President Trump 52.0 – 39.8%
2014 Senate Gardner 54.6 – 40.9%
Governor Beauprez 51.8 – 43.1%
2012 President Romney 53.3 – 43.9%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 6, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Don Coram". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Colorado State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  6. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Marianne Goodland (January 5, 2022). "State Sen. Don Coram makes it official: he's challenging Boebert in GOP primary". Colorado Politics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 13, 2020.