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Colorado's 21st
State Senate district
From 2022 onward From 2012 to 2022
Senator
  Dafna Michaelson Jenet
D–Commerce City
Registration38.4% Democratic
17.8% Republican
41.9% No party preference
Demographics39% White
3% Black
53% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)164,130
Registered voters90,324

Colorado's 21st Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It is represented by represented by Democrat Dafna Michaelson Jenet who was selected by a vacancy committee in August 2023 to succeed Democrat Dominick Moreno.

Geography

District 21 covers the immediate northern suburbs of Denver in Adams County, including Commerce City, Federal Heights, Berkley, Derby, Sherrelwood, Twin Lakes, Welby, parts of Shaw Heights and Westminster, and the eastern tip of Arvada.

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 30th, 31st, 32nd, 34th, and 35th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.

Recent election results

Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 21st district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 21
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dominick Moreno (incumbent) 41,438 63.5
Republican Martin Mendez 23,769 36.5
Total votes 65,207 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 21
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dominick Moreno 38,428 100
Total votes 38,428 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 21
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jessie Ulibarri 30,308 64.9
Republican Francine Bigelow 16,373 35.1
Total votes 46,681 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 62.2 – 34.8%
2018 Governor Polis 60.5 – 33.9%
2016 President Clinton 56.0 – 35.3%
2014 Senate Udall 54.1 – 37.5%
Governor Hickenlooper 56.0 – 37.6%
2012 President Obama 64.5 – 32.7%

References

  1. "State Senate District 21, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. Goodland, Marianne (September 1, 2023). "Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet picked to succeed Dominick Moreno in Colorado Senate". Colorado Politics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. "2020 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. "2016 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  8. "2012 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
Colorado General Assembly districts
Senate
House of Representatives
Members of the Colorado Senate
74th General Assembly (2023–2024)
President of the Senate
Steve Fenberg (D)
President pro tempore
James Coleman (D)
Majority Leader
Robert Rodriguez (D)
Minority Leader
Paul Lundeen (R)
  1. ▌Byron Pelton (R)
  2. ▌Jim Smallwood (R)
  3. ▌Nick Hinrichsen (D)
  4. ▌Mark Baisley (R)
  5. ▌Perry Will (R)
  6. ▌Cleave Simpson (R)
  7. ▌Janice Rich (R)
  8. ▌Dylan Roberts (D)
  9. ▌Paul Lundeen (R)
  10. ▌Larry Liston (R)
  11. ▌Tony Exum (D)
  12. ▌Bob Gardner (R)
  13. ▌Kevin Priola (D)
  14. ▌Joann Ginal (D)
  15. ▌Janice Marchman (D)
  16. ▌Chris Kolker (D)
  17. ▌Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D)
  18. ▌Steve Fenberg (D)
  19. ▌Rachel Zenzinger (D)
  20. ▌Lisa Cutter (D)
  21. ▌Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D)
  22. ▌Jessie Danielson (D)
  23. ▌Barbara Kirkmeyer (R)
  24. ▌Kyle Mullica (D)
  25. ▌Faith Winter (D)
  26. ▌Jeff Bridges (D)
  27. ▌Tom Sullivan (D)
  28. ▌Rhonda Fields (D)
  29. ▌Janet Buckner (D)
  30. ▌Vacant
  31. ▌Chris Hansen (D)
  32. ▌Robert Rodriguez (D)
  33. ▌James Coleman (D)
  34. ▌Julie Gonzales (D)
  35. ▌Rod Pelton (R)
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