2016 Colorado Senate election

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2016 Colorado State Senate election
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  2014 November 8, 2016 2018  

18 of the 35 seats in the Colorado Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.05%
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Kevin Grantham Lucía Guzmán
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat District 2 District 34
Last election1817
Seats won1817
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote580,873697,521
Percentage44.50%53.44%
Seats up810
Races won810

2016 Colorado Senate election results.svg
Results:
     Republican gain     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
     No election

President before election

Bill Cadman
Republican

Elected President

Kevin Grantham
Republican

The 2016 Colorado State Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016 to elect 18 of the 35 members of Colorado's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and state senate. The primary election was held on June 28, 2016.

Contents

There was no change in the composition of the Senate as both Democrats and Republicans gained one seat each, winning 10 and 8 seats respectively.

Results

Statewide

PartyCandi-
dates
Votes %Seats+/–
Democratic Party 17697,52153.44%10Steady2.svg
Republican Party 16580,87344.50%8Steady2.svg
Libertarian Party 426,5492.03%0Steady2.svg
Write-in 13520.03%0Steady2.svg
Total381,305,295100.00%18Steady2.svg
Ballots Cast1,464,25074.05%
Registered Voters1,977,448

District

Results of the 2016 Colorado Senate election by district: [1]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalBallots
Cast
Regis-
tered
Voters
Turn-
out
Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 4 27,77930.61%62,98169.39%--46,537100.00%99,340123,85180.21%Republican Hold
District 8 32,53045.15%39,52654.85%--51,931100.00%78,097109,46971.34%Republican Hold
District 10 24,43033.81%47,83266.19%--60,926100.00%79,571108,79273.14%Republican Hold
District 12 --45,93875.30%15,07124.70%34,564100.00%69,68599,60169.96%Republican Hold
District 14 52,90261.67%32,88638.33%--44,823100.00%94,244123,63676.23%Democratic Hold
District 17 57,649100.00%----65,292100.00%87,334113,72376.80%Democratic Hold
District 18 67,79979.61%17,37020.39%--39,725100.00%96,750138,48169.87%Democratic Hold
District 19 39,07047.78%37,59245.97%5,1126.25%50,914100.00%86,231109,88178.48%Democratic GAIN
District 21 38,42899.09%--3520.91%56,955100.00%57,50882,49069.72%Democratic Hold
District 23 40,28142.04%55,52857.96%--29,633100.00%104,675130,39580.28%Republican Hold
District 25 27,67847.93%30,07452.07%--36,863100.00%62,73487,10072.03%Republican GAIN
District 26 42,14553.48%36,66646.52%--39,258100.00%83,698111,84174.84%Democratic Hold
District 27 38,48946.56%44,16953.44%--28,336100.00%87,965110,01079.96%Republican Hold
District 28 39,14355.73%31,09644.27%--29,380100.00%75,265103,11572.99%Democratic Hold
District 29 30,99854.19%22,50339.34%3,6986.47%24,881100.00%60,94490,67667.21%Democratic Hold
District 31 57,79369.58%25,26830.42%--60,599100.00%93,908126,67174.14%Democratic Hold
District 33 57,04981.95%12,56418.05%--35,008100.00%78,099114,27068.35%Democratic Hold
District 35 23,35835.99%38,88059.90%2,6684.11%55,927100.00%68,20293,44672.99%Republican Hold
Total697,52153.44%580,87344.50%26,9012.06%1,305,295100.00%1,464,2501,977,44874.05%

Closest races

  1. District 19, 1.81% gain
  2. District 25, 4.14%
  3. District 27, 6.88% gain
  4. District 26, 6.96%
  5. District 8, 9.70%

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References

  1. "2016 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Denver, U.S.A.: Office of the Secretary of State, Colorado. pp. 108–110. Retrieved October 21, 2018.