Colorado's 26th Senate district

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Colorado's 26th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Jeff Bridges
D Greenwood Village
Registration33.3%  Democratic
25.1%  Republican
39.8%  No party preference
Demographics70%  White
8%  Black
15%  Hispanic
4%  Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)161,747 [1]
Registered voters113,956 [2]

Colorado's 26th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jeff Bridges since 2019, following the resignation of fellow Democrat Daniel Kagan. [3] [4]

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Geography

District 26 covers many of Denver's immediate southern suburbs in Arapahoe County, including Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Greenwood Village, Sheridan, Columbine Valley, most of Littleton, and a small part of western Aurora. [5]

The district is split between Colorado's 1st and 6th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 3rd, 38th, 40th, and 41st 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 26th district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

In December 2018, Senator Daniel Kagan announced he would resign following odd allegations that he had repeatedly used a women's bathroom in the state capitol. [7] State Rep. Jeff Bridges was appointed to replace him in January 2019 and won a full term in 2020. [8]

2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 26 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeff Bridges (incumbent) 54,275 60.6
Republican Bob Roth32,98436.8
Libertarian Marc Solomon2,3662.6
Total votes89,625 100

2016

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 26 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel Kagan 42,145 53.5
Republican Nancy Doty36,66646.5
Total votes78,811 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 26 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Newell (incumbent) 38,744 54.1
Republican Francine Bigelow32,89045.9
Total votes71,634 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [12]
2020 President Biden 62.9 – 34.3%
2018 Governor Polis 58.5 – 38.2%
2016 President Clinton 54.1 – 37.1%
2014 Senate Udall 49.3 – 45.5%
Governor Hickenlooper 54.3 – 41.8%
2012 President Obama 53.4 – 44.3%

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References

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  2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. "Senator Jeff Bridges". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. "Colorado State Senate District 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  7. Marianne Goodland (December 5, 2018). "Colorado Sen. Kagan to resign; 3rd Senate Democrat to announce exit". Colorado Politics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  8. Marianne Goodland (January 5, 2019). "Replacement selected for exiting Colorado state Sen. Daniel Kagan". Colorado Politics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
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  10. "2016 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  11. "2012 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
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