Colorado's 1st Senate district

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Colorado's 1st
State Senate district
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Senator
  Byron Pelton
R Sterling
Registration50.5%  Republican
13.6%  Democratic
34.5%  No party preference
Demographics74%  White
2%  Black
21%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)148,526 [1]
Registered voters103,238 [2]

Colorado's 1st Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Byron Pelton since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Jerry Sonnenberg and Greg Brophy. [3] [4]

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Geography

District 1 covers much of the Eastern Plains in the state's northeastern corner, including all of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma Counties and parts of Weld County. Communities in the district include Julesburg, Holyoke, Sterling, Brush, Fort Morgan, Eaton, Kersey, Lochbuie, Hudson, Keenesburg, Ault, Akron, Wray, Yuma, Burlington, Limon, Elizabeth, Ponderosa Park, and Cheyenne Wells. [5]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 48th, 63rd, 64th, and 65th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives. [6] It borders the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas. [1]

Recent election results

2022

Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 1st district holds elections in midterm years. The 2022 election is the first held under the state's new district lines.

2022 Colorado Senate election, District 1 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Byron Pelton 53,199 100
Total votes53,199 100

Historical election results

2018

2018 Colorado Senate election, District 1 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Sonnenberg (incumbent) 52,311 79.0
Democratic Debra Gustafson13,89421.0
Total votes66,205 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Colorado Senate election, District 1 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Sonnenberg 45,689 85.3
Constitution Doug Aden7,87614.7
Total votes53,565 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [10]
2020 President Trump 75.3 – 22.5%
2018 Governor Stapleton 74.1 – 21.8%
2016 President Trump 74.0 – 19.7%
2014 Senate Gardner 74.6 – 19.5%
Governor Beauprez 71.8 – 23.8%
2012 President Romney 69.7 – 27.9%

Past senators

SenatorPartyYears of service
Greg Brophy Republican Party June 23, 2005 – January 7, 2015
Jerry Sonnenberg Republican Party January 7, 2015 - January 9, 2023

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References

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