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Colorado's 16th Senate district

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Colorado's 16th
State Senate district

From 2022 onward

From 2012 to 2022

Senator

Chris Kolker
D–Centennial

Registration

29.5% Democratic
26.9% Republican
41.9% No party preference

Demographics

82% White
1% Black
11% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Native American
2% Other

Population (2018)

153,375^[1]

Registered voters

121,608^[2]

Colorado's 16th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Chris Kolker since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Democrat Tammy Story and Republican Tim Neville.^[3]^[4]

Geography[edit]

District 16 is based in the far western suburbs of Denver, covering all of Gilpin County and parts of Boulder County and Jefferson County, as well as the southwestern corner of Denver proper. Other communities in the district include Superior, Central City, Golden, Evergreen, Conifer, Genesee, Indian Hills, Kittredge, West Pleasant View, and portions of Columbine.^[5]

The district overlaps with Colorado's 1st, 2nd, and 7th congressional districts, and with the 1st, 13th, 22nd, 24th, 25th, and 33rd districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.^[6]

Recent election results[edit]

Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. The old 16th district held elections in midterm years, but the new district drawn following the 2020 Census will hold elections in presidential years.

Following redistricting, Senator Tammy Story's home was drawn into the solidly Republican 4th district, and she is seeking a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2022 instead.^[7] 27th district Senator Chris Kolker will represent the 16th district from 2022 onwards.^[8]

2018[edit]

2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 16^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tammy Story	47,403	55.7
	Republican	Tim Neville (incumbent)	35,154	41.3
	Libertarian	James Gilman	2,597	3.0
Total votes			85,154	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014[edit]

2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 16^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Neville	35,631	51.4
	Democratic	Jeanne Nicholson (incumbent)	33,734	48.6
Total votes			69,365	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results[edit]

Year	Office	Results^[11]
2020	President	Biden 58.4 – 38.8%
2018	Governor	Polis 55.1 – 41.4%
2016	President	Clinton 49.9 – 41.3%
2014	Senate	Udall 47.6 – 47.3%
2014	Governor	Hickenlooper 51.4 – 44.2%
2012	President	Obama 50.2 – 47.5%

References[edit]

^ "State Senate District 16, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

^ "Senator Tammy Story". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

^ "Colorado State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 22, 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 22, 2020.

^ Marianne Goodland (January 20, 2022). "More incumbents make decisions about running for legislature in 2022". Colorado Politics. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

^ Evan Wyloge and Marianne Goodland (November 24, 2021). "With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin". Colorado Politics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.

^ "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

^ "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 22, 2020.