Colorado's 26th Senate district

Colorado's 26th State Senate district
From 2022 onward From 2012 to 2022
Senator	Jeff Bridges D – Greenwood Village
Registration	31.0%  Democratic 17.9%  Republican 48.7%  No party preference
Demographics	70%  White 8%  Black 15%  Hispanic 4%  Asian 3% Other
Population (2018)	161,747 [1]
Registered voters	113,956 [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]}

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Bridges (incumbent)	54,275	60.6
	Republican	Bob Roth	32,984	36.8
	Libertarian	Marc Solomon	2,366	2.6
Total votes			89,625	100

2016

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 26 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Kagan	42,145	53.5
	Republican	Nancy Doty	36,666	46.5
Total votes			78,811	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 26 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Newell (incumbent)	38,744	54.1
	Republican	Francine Bigelow	32,890	45.9
Total votes			71,634	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [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%

References

1. "State Senate District 26, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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.
9. "2020 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
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.
12. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 30, 2020.