Colorado's 17th State Senate district | |||
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Registration | 32.2% Democratic 14.9% Republican 50.8% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 74% White 1% Black 19% Hispanic 4% Asian 2% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 154,731 [1] | ||
Registered voters | 116,913 [2] |
Colorado's 17th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It was previously represented by Democrat Sonya Jaquez Lewis from 2021 until her resignation in 2025. [3] [4] Katie Wallace was selected to represent the district by vacancy committee in March 2025. [5]
District 17 is based in eastern Boulder County, southwestern Weld County, and northwestern Broomfield County, covering Lafayette, Longmont, and Erie. [6]
The district is predominantly located in Colorado's 2nd congressional district, extends into a portion of the 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 11th, 12th, 19th and 49th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives. [7]
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 17th district holds elections in presidential years.
In 2018, Senator Matt Jones was elected to the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners, and then-State Rep. Mike Foote was chosen to replace him in the Senate. [8] Foote chose not to seek a full term in 2020, however, and his successor in the State House, Sonya Jaquez Lewis, ran instead. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sonya Jaquez Lewis | 65,226 | 67.9 | |
Republican | Matthew Menza | 30,848 | 32.1 | |
Total votes | 96,093 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matt Jones (incumbent) | 57,649 | 100 | |
Total votes | 57,649 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matt Jones | 45,426 | 62.0 | |
Republican | Charlie Plagainos | 23,983 | 32.7 | |
Libertarian | Ken Bray | 3,848 | 5.3 | |
Total votes | 73,257 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Year | Office | Results [13] |
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2020 | President | Biden 71.2 – 26.2% |
2018 | Governor | Polis 68.2 – 28.5% |
2016 | President | Clinton 62.1 – 29.2% |
2014 | Senate | Udall 59.2 – 35.6% |
Governor | Hickenlooper 60.3 – 34.4% | |
2012 | President | Obama 62.3 – 35.3% |