Colorado's 34th Senate district

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Colorado's 34th
State Senate district
Colorado Senate District 34 (2010).png
Senator
  Julie Gonzales
D–Denver
Registration47.7% Democratic
9.7% Republican
40.7% No party preference
Demographics48% White
4% Black
44% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Native American
2% Other
Population (2018)160,801[1]
Registered voters117,339[2]

Colorado's 34th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Gonzales since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Lucía Guzmán.[3]

Geography[]

District 34 covers western and northwestern Denver.[4]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 8th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[5]

Recent election results[]

Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 34th district holds elections in midterm years.

2018[]

2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 34[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Gonzales 14,798 63.8
Democratic Milo Schwab 4,574 19.7
Democratic Alan Kennedy-Shaffer 3,821 16.5
Total votes 23,193 100
General election
Democratic Julie Gonzales 54,312 83.1
Republican Gordon Alley 11,018 16.9
Total votes 65,330 100
Democratic hold

2014[]

2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 34[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucía Guzmán (incumbent) 31,889 74.4
Republican Stuart Siffring 8,390 19.6
Libertarian Brian Scriber 2,592 6.0
Total votes 42,871 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 34[]

Year Office Results[7]
2018 Governor Polis 80.1 – 16.5%
2016 President Clinton 76.0 – 16.1%
2014 Senate Udall 74.2 – 20.1%
Governor Hickenlooper 77.7 – 17.5%
2012 President Obama 77.4 – 20.1%

References[]

  1. ^ "State Senate District 34, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Julie Gonzales". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Colorado State Senate District 34". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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