Colorado's 19th State Senate district | |||
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Registration | 30.8% Democratic 25.7% Republican 41.9% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 78% White 1% Black 15% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Native American 2% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 148,396 [1] | ||
Registered voters | 113,133 [2] |
Colorado's 19th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rachel Zenzinger since 2017, following her defeat of incumbent Republican Laura Woods. [3] [4]
District 19 is based in Denver's northwestern suburbs in Jefferson County, covering most of Arvada and parts of Westminster. [5]
The district is located entirely within Colorado's 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 24th, 27th, and 29th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives. [6]
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 19th district holds elections in presidential years.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rachel Zenzinger (incumbent) | 54,694 | 59.2 | |
Republican | Lynn Gerber | 37,740 | 40.8 | |
Total votes | 92,434 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rachel Zenzinger | 39,070 | 47.8 | |
Republican | Laura Woods (incumbent) | 37,592 | 46.0 | |
Libertarian | Hans Romer | 5,112 | 6.3 | |
Total votes | 81,774 | 100 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
In 2013, incumbent Democrat Evie Hudak chose to resign rather than face a recall election, and her former campaign manager Rachel Zenzinger was appointed to her seat. [9] The resignation triggered an off-cycle election in 2014 which Zenzinger lost to Laura Woods.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Laura Woods | 6,813 | 55.4 | |
Republican | Lang Sias | 5,484 | 44.6 | |
Total votes | 12,297 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Laura Woods | 29,907 | 47.6 | |
Democratic | Rachel Zenzinger (incumbent) | 29,244 | 46.6 | |
Libertarian | Gregg Miller | 3,664 | 5.8 | |
Total votes | 62,815 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Evie Hudak (incumbent) | 35,664 | 47.0 | |
Republican | Lang Sias | 35,080 | 46.3 | |
Libertarian | Lloyd Sweeney | 5,104 | 6.7 | |
Total votes | 75,848 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Year | Office | Results [12] |
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2020 | President | Biden 57.5 – 39.5% |
2018 | Governor | Polis 54.2 – 41.2% |
2016 | President | Clinton 47.6 – 42.8% |
2014 | Senate | Udall 47.1 – 46.6% |
Governor | Hickenlooper 49.8 – 45.2% | |
2012 | President | Obama 52.1 – 45.3% |
Evie Hudak is an American politician who served in the Colorado Senate from the 19th district as a member of the Democratic Party from 2009 to 2013. Prior to her tenure in the state senate she served on the Colorado State Board of Education from the 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2009.
Rachel Zenzinger is an American politician from the state of Colorado. A Democrat, Zenzinger has represented the 19th district of the Colorado Senate since 2017, following her defeat of Laura J. Woods; she previously represented the same seat from her appointment in 2013 until 2015. Before that, Zenzinger served on the Arvada City Council.
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