Colorado's 19th Senate district

Colorado's 19th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rachel Zenzinger since 2017, following her defeat of incumbent Republican Laura J. Woods.[3]

Colorado's 19th
State Senate District
Current senatorRachel Zenzinger (D–Arvada)
Registration30.8% Democratic
25.7% Republican
41.9% No party preference
Demographics78% White
1% Black
15% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Native American
2% Other
Population (2018)148,396[1]
Registered voters113,133[2]

Geography

District 19 is based in Denver's northwestern suburbs in Jefferson County, covering most of Arvada and parts of Westminster.[4]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 24th, 27th, and 29th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[5]

Recent election results

Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 19th district holds elections in presidential years.

2020
2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 19[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Gerber
Republican Matthew Lantz
Total votes
General election
Democratic Rachel Zenzinger (incumbent)
Republican TBD
Total votes

2016
2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 19[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Zenzinger 39,070 47.8
Republican Laura J. Woods (incumbent) 37,592 46.0
Libertarian Hans Romer 5,112 6.3
Total votes 81,774 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

In 2013, incumbent Democrat Evie Hudak chose to resign rather than face a recall election, and her former campaign manager Rachel Zenzinger was appointed to her seat.[7] The resignation triggered an off-cycle election in 2014 which Zenzinger lost to Laura J. Woods.

2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 19[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura J. Woods 6,813 55.4
Republican Lang Sias 5,484 44.6
Total votes 12,297 100
General election
Republican Laura J. Woods 29,907 47.6
Democratic Rachel Zenzinger (incumbent) 29,244 46.6
Libertarian Gregg Miller 3,664 5.8
Total votes 62,815 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2012
2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 19[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Evie Hudak (incumbent) 35,664 47.0
Republican Lang Sias 35,080 46.3
Libertarian Lloyd Sweeney 5,104 6.7
Total votes 75,848 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 19
Year Office Results[8]
2016 President Clinton 47.6 – 42.8%
2014 Senate Udall 47.1 – 46.6%
Governor Hickenlooper 49.8 – 45.2%
2012 President Obama 52.1 – 45.3%

References
  1. "State Senate District 19, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. "Senator Rachel Zenzinger". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  6. "Colorado State Senate District 19". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. Kurtis Lee (December 10, 2013). "Rachel Zenzinger picked to fill Evie Hudak's Colorado Senate seat". Denver Post. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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