Colorado's 4th Senate district

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Colorado's 4th
State Senate district
Colorado Senate District 4 (2010).png
Senator
  Jim Smallwood
R–Parker
Registration41.8% Republican
18.2% Democratic
38.5% No party preference
Demographics84% White
1% Black
9% Hispanic
2% Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)167,965[1]
Registered voters141,074[2]

Colorado's 4th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Smallwood since 2017, succeeding fellow Republican Mark Scheffel.[3]

Geography[]

District 4 is based in Douglas County on the southern outskirts of Denver, including Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Larkspur, Parker, Perry Park, The Pinery, and the southern tip of Aurora.[4]

The district overlaps with Colorado's 4th and 6th congressional districts, and with the 39th, 44th, and 45th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[5]

Recent election results[]

Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 4th district holds elections in presidential years.

2020[]

2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 4[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Smallwood (incumbent) 73,832 62.3
Democratic Elissa Flaumenhaft 41,526 35.0
Libertarian Wayne Harlos 3,208 2.7
Total votes 118,566 100
Republican hold

2016[]

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 4[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Smallwood 5,878 39.1
Republican Benjamin Lyng 5,803 38.6
Republican Jess Loban 3,368 22.4
Total votes 15,049 100
Democratic Christina Riegel 2,876 65.9
Democratic James Clark Huff 1,490 34.1
Total votes 4,366 100
General election
Republican Jim Smallwood 62,981 69.4
Democratic Christina Riegel 27,779 30.6
Total votes 90,760 100
Republican hold

2012[]

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 4[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Scheffel (incumbent) 50,173 63.9
Democratic Holly Gorman 24,968 31.8
Libertarian Chris Grundemann 3,437 4.4
Total votes 78,578 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 4[]

Year Office Results[7]
2018 Governor Stapleton 59.6 – 36.7%
2016 President Trump 58.5 – 32.7%
2014 Senate Gardner 65.5 – 29.7%
Governor Beauprez 62.6 – 34.0%
2012 President Romney 64.5 – 33.8%

References[]

  1. ^ "State Senate District 4, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Jim Smallwood". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Colorado State Senate District 4". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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