Colorado's 5th Senate district
Colorado's 5th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kerry Donovan since 2015, succeeding fellow Democrat Gail Schwartz.[3]
Colorado's 5th State Senate District | |
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Current senator | Kerry Donovan (D–Vail) |
Registration | 28.2% Democratic 27.5% Republican 42.7% No party preference |
Demographics | 77% White 1% Black 19% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other |
Population (2018) | 146,776[1] |
Registered voters | 109,461[2] |
Geography
District 5 is based in the mountain towns of the Rockies, covering all of Chaffee, Delta, Eagle, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Lake, and Pitkin Counties. Communities in the district include Vail, Avon, Basalt, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Edwards, El Jebel, Eagle-Vail, Aspen, Snowmass Village, Leadville, Leadville North, Salida, Buena Vista, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Powderhorn, Delta, Cedaredge, Orchard City, Paonia, and Lake City.[4]
The district is located primarily within Colorado's 3rd congressional district, also overlapping with the 2nd and 5th congressional districts. It overlaps with the 26th, 54th, 59th, 60th, and 61st districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[5]
Recent election results
Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 5th district holds elections in midterm years.
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kerry Donovan (incumbent) | 41,838 | 60.4 | |
Republican | Olen Lund | 27,375 | 39.6 | |
Total votes | 69,213 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kerry Donovan | 27,526 | 49.0 | |
Republican | Don Suppes | 26,225 | 46.7 | |
Libertarian | Lee Mulcahy | 2,374 | 4.2 | |
Total votes | 56,125 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Federal and statewide results in District 5
Year | Office | Results[7] |
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2018 | Governor | Polis 55.0 – 41.4% |
2016 | President | Clinton 48.5 – 43.5% |
2014 | Senate | Udall 48.3 – 46.5% |
Governor | Hickenlooper 51.3 – 43.9% | |
2012 | President | Obama 51.0 – 46.5% |
References
- "State Senate District 5, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- "Senator Kerry Donovan". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- "Colorado State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 12, 2020.