Colorado's 29th Senate district

Colorado's 29th State Senate district
From 2022 onward From 2012 to 2022
Senator	Janet Buckner D – Aurora
Registration	36.1%  Democratic 22.6%  Republican 39.6%  No party preference
Demographics	41%  White 17%  Black 32%  Hispanic 5%  Asian 1%  Native American 1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3% Other
Population (2018)	160,470 [1]
Registered voters	97,083 [2]

Colorado's 29th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Janet Buckner since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Democrats Rhonda Fields and Morgan Carroll. ^[3]

Geography

District 29 is based in northern and central Aurora, also covering several rural communities in eastern Arapahoe County including Bennett, Byers, and Strasburg. ^{[4] [5]}

The district is located in between Colorado's 6th congressional district and 4th district; while much of the land is in the 4th, the bulk of the district's population resides in the 6th. It overlaps with the 36th, 42nd, and 56th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives. ^[6]

Recent election results

Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 29th district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 29 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rhonda Fields (incumbent)	45,828	68.7
	Libertarian	Michele Poague	20,914	31.3
Total votes			66,742	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 29 ^[8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rhonda Fields	5,418	74.2
	Democratic	Su Ryden	1,882	25.8
Total votes			7,300	100
General election
	Democratic	Rhonda Fields	30,998	54.2
	Republican	Sebastian Chunn	22,503	39.3
	Libertarian	Michele Poague	3,698	6.5
Total votes			57,199	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 29 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morgan Carroll (incumbent)	30,149	58.8
	Republican	William "Bill" D. Ross II	18,745	36.5
	Libertarian	Michele Poague	2,420	4.7
Total votes			51,314	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [10]
2020	President	Biden 61.1 – 36.2%
2018	Governor	Polis 58.1 – 37.9%
2016	President	Clinton 54.9 – 37.4%
2014	Senate	Udall 50.1 – 43.5%
	Governor	Hickenlooper 52.4 – 42.7%
2012	President	Obama 60.2 – 37.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 29, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
3. "Senator Rhonda Fields". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
4. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
5. "Colorado State Senate District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
7. "2020 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
8. "2016 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
9. "2012 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
10. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 3, 2020.