Colorado's 31st State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Registration | 46.0% Democratic 13.8% Republican 38.5% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 70% White 9% Black 14% Hispanic 4% Asian 3% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 167,225 [1] | ||
Registered voters | 126,790 [2] |
Colorado's 31st Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Chris Hansen since 2020, following the resignation of fellow Democrat Lois Court. [3] [4]
District 31 is based in the central and southeastern neighborhoods of Denver, including Capitol Hill; the district also includes the Arapahoe County exclaves of Glendale and Holly Hills. [5]
The district is located entirely within Colorado's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 9th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives. [6] At 23 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in the state. [1]
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 31st district holds elections in presidential years.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Chris Hansen (incumbent) | 24,439 | 52.7 | |
Democratic | Maria Orms | 21,916 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 46,355 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Chris Hansen (incumbent) | 74,288 | 76.7 | |
Republican | Doug Townsend | 22,562 | 23.3 | |
Total votes | 96,850 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Lois Court | 7,632 | 44.1 | |
Democratic | Steve Sherick | 5,810 | 33.6 | |
Democratic | Erin Bennett | 3,874 | 22.4 | |
Total votes | 17,316 | 100 | ||
Republican | Bob Lane | 3,189 | 67.9 | |
Republican | Jeffery Washington | 1,511 | 32.1 | |
Total votes | 4,700 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Lois Court | 57,793 | 69.6 | |
Republican | Bob Lane | 25,268 | 30.4 | |
Total votes | 83,061 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pat Steadman (incumbent) | 54,390 | 69.9 | |
Republican | Michael Carr | 23,425 | 30.1 | |
Total votes | 77,815 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Year | Office | Results [10] |
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2020 | President | Biden 78.2 – 19.4% |
2018 | Governor | Polis 75.8 – 21.4% |
2016 | President | Clinton 71.5 – 21.1% |
2014 | Senate | Udall 68.2 – 27.5% |
Governor | Hickenlooper 71.8 – 24.4% | |
2012 | President | Obama 69.8 – 28.0% |
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