The 2020 Colorado Senate elections took place on November 3, 2020, with the primary elections held on June 30, 2020.
Voters in 18 out of 35 districts of the state Senate elected their representative for a four-year term.
It coincided with the
state House elections and the biennial
United States elections. The Democratic Party retained control of the Senate. They increased their majority by one, gaining the
27th district from the Republican Party.
Background
In the previous
state Senate election (2018), the
Democrats claimed control of the chamber from the
Republicans
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, gaining two Republican and one
independent
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(formerly Democratic Senator) seat. That resulted in a 3-seat Democratic majority. Therefore, for Democrats to have lost their absolute majority in the Senate in this election, Republicans and other parties would have needed to gain at least 2 more seats.
Incumbents not seeking re-election
Term-limited incumbents
One Democratic and three Republican incumbents are term-limited and prohibited from seeking a consecutive third term.
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Owen Hill
Owen Hill (born February 17, 1982) is a former State Legislator for the U.S. State of Colorado. First elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2012, he served two terms representing Senate District 10, which encompasses Eastern ...
(R),
District 10 District 10 may refer to:
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* District 10 (Ho Chi Minh city), Vietnam
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Vicki Marble (R),
District 23
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Nancy Todd
Nancy Janann Todd (born October 28, 1948) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Colorado Senate. In the state senate, she represented District 28 from January 2013 to 2021. Previously, from January 2005 to January 9, 20 ...
(D),
District 28
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Larry Crowder (R),
District 35
Retiring incumbents
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Mike Foote (D),
District 17
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Jack Tate (R),
District 27
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Angela Williams (D),
District 33
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Predictions
Results
*Districts not shown are not up for election until 2022.
Bold - Gain
''Italicize'' - Hold, new member
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Detailed results
District 4
District 8
District 10
District 12
District 14
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 21
District 23
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 31
District 33
District 35
References
External links
{{2020 United States elections
Senate
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Colorado Senate elections
Colorado Senate
The Colorado Senate is the upper house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Colorado. It is composed of 35 members elected from single-member districts, with each district having a population of about 123,0 ...