Colorado's 9th Senate district
Colorado's 9th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Registration | 46.2% Republican 15.3% Democratic 36.8% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 81% White 3% Black 10% Hispanic 3% Asian 3% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 164,800[1] | ||
Registered voters | 138,308[2] |
Colorado's 9th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Paul Lundeen since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Kent Lambert.[3][4]
Geography
[edit]District 9 covers the northern suburbs of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, including the communities of Monument, Palmer Lake, Black Forest, Gleneagle, Woodmoor, and parts of Falcon and Colorado Springs proper. The district is also home to the United States Air Force Academy.[5]
The district is located entirely within Colorado's 5th congressional district, and overlaps with the 14th, 15th, 18th, 19th, and 20th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6]
Recent election results
[edit]2022
[edit]Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 9th district holds elections in midterm years. The 2022 election will be the first held under the state's new district lines.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Paul Lundeen (incumbent) | 20,470 | 66.4 | |
Republican | Lynda Zamora Wilson | 10,378 | 33.6 | |
Total votes | 30,848 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Paul Lundeen (incumbent) | 50,266 | 62.3 | |
Democratic | Arik Dougherty | 28,327 | 35.1 | |
Libertarian | Stephen Darnell | 2,075 | 2.6 | |
Total votes | 80,668 | 100 |
Historical election results
[edit]2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Lundeen | 61,341 | 70.3 | |
Democratic | Gil Armendariz | 25,892 | 29.7 | |
Total votes | 87,233 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kent Lambert (incumbent) | 53,867 | 100 | |
Total votes | 53,867 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Federal and statewide results
[edit]Year | Office | Results[11] |
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2020 | President | Trump 60.2 – 36.6% |
2018 | Governor | Stapleton 64.8 – 32.0% |
2016 | President | Trump 62.8 – 27.8% |
2014 | Senate | Gardner 70.6 – 25.4% |
Governor | Beauprez 68.8 – 27.8% | |
2012 | President | Romney 69.7 – 28.3% |
References
[edit]- ^ "State Senate District 9, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Paul Lundeen". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "2022 Primary Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 16, 2020.