Colorado's 18th State Senate district | |||
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Registration | 44.4% Democratic 7.2% Republican 46.7% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 83% White 1% Black 9% Hispanic 4% Asian 3% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 151,796 [1] | ||
Registered voters | 119,505 [2] |
Colorado's 18th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. As of January 8, 2025 it is represented by Judy Amabile. [3] It was previously represented by Democrat Steve Fenberg, the former Senate President, since 2017. [4]
District 18 is based in the city of Boulder, also covering the outlying Boulder County communities of Lyons, Nederland, Gunbarrel, and Niwot. [5] [6]
The district is located almost entirely within Colorado's 2nd congressional district, with a small section extending into the 4th district. It overlaps with the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives. [7]
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 18th district holds elections in presidential years.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steve Fenberg (incumbent) | 75,261 | 82.9 | |
Republican | Peg Cage | 15,524 | 17.1 | |
Total votes | 90,785 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steve Fenberg | 67,799 | 79.6 | |
Republican | M. Peter Spraitz | 17,370 | 20.4 | |
Total votes | 85,169 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rollie Heath (incumbent) | 66,619 | 78.3 | |
Republican | Barry Thoma | 18,427 | 21.7 | |
Total votes | 85,046 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Year | Office | Results [11] |
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2020 | President | Biden 83.6 – 14.4% |
2018 | Governor | Polis 82.7 – 15.2% |
2016 | President | Clinton 78.1 – 15.2% |
2014 | Senate | Udall 77.5 – 19.4% |
Governor | Hickenlooper 75.6 – 18.1% | |
2012 | President | Obama 76.5 – 21.0% |