The 2014 Colorado Senate elections were held on November 4, 2014 to elect 18 of the 35 members of the Colorado Senate. The election coincided with Colorado House of Representatives elections and other state and federal elections. Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. Republicans gained control of the chamber for the first time since 2005, gaining one seat.[1]

Background

In the previous state Senate election in 2012, Democrats held the chamber with a 5-seat majority of 20 Democratic seats and 15 Republican seats. However, Democrats had their majority reduced to one seat after the 2013 Colorado recall election, where Senator Angela Giron and Senate President John Morse were successfully recalled and replaced by Republicans.[2] Because of this, Republicans only needed a net gain of one seat in order to claim control of the chamber. Democratic senator Evie Hudak was also targeted in the recall election, however she chose to resign instead, triggering an off-cycle election in district 19.[3]

Results

District

Results of the 2014 Colorado Senate election by district:[1]

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Greg Brophy Rep Jerry Sonnenberg Rep
2nd Kevin Grantham Rep Kevin Grantham Rep
3rd George Rivera Rep Leroy Garcia Dem
5th Gail Schwartz Dem Kerry Donovan Dem
6th Ellen Roberts Rep Ellen Roberts Rep
7th Steve King Rep Ray Scott Rep
9th Kent Lambert Rep Kent Lambert Rep
11th Bernie Herpin Rep Michael Merrifield Dem
13th Scott Renfroe Rep John Cooke Rep
15th Kevin Lundberg Rep Kevin Lundberg Rep
16th Jeanne Nicholson Dem Tim Neville Rep
19th Rachel Zenzinger Dem Laura J. Woods Rep
20th Cheri Jahn Dem Cheri Jahn Dem
22nd Andy Kerr Dem Andy Kerr Dem
24th Lois Tochtrop Dem Beth Martinez Humenik Rep
30th Ted Harvey Rep Chris Holbert Rep
32nd Irene Aguilar Dem Irene Aguilar Dem
34th Lucía Guzmán Dem Lucía Guzmán Dem

Bold - Gain

Italicize - Hold, new member

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Term-limited incumbents

Five incumbent senators (including three Republicans and two Democrats) are term-limited, and unable to seek a third term.

Retiring incumbents

One incumbent Republican is not seeking re-election, despite being able to do so.

Closest races

  1. District 20, 0.61%
  2. District 19, 1.06% gain
  3. District 24, 1.74% gain
  4. District 22, 2.24%
  5. District 5, 2.32%
  6. District 16, 2.73% gain
  7. District 3, 9.87% gain

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[4] Tossup October 20, 2014

Detailed results

Sources:[5][6]

District 1

American Constitution Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
American Constitution Doug Aden 43 100.0
Total votes 43 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Sonnenberg 17,965 100.0
Total votes 17,965 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 1st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Sonnenberg 45,689 79.01
American Constitution Doug Aden 7,876 14.7
Total votes 53,565 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Grantham (incumbent) 13,551 100.0
Total votes 13,551 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 2nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Grantham (incumbent) 38,895 74.9%
Green Martin Wirth 13,019 25.1%
Total votes 53,565 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leroy Garcia 9,506 100.0
Total votes 9,506 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Rivera (incumbent) 6,877 100.0
Total votes 6,877 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 3rd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leroy Garcia 27,813 54.9%
Republican George Rivera (incumbent) 22,814 45.1%
Total votes 50,627 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 5

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerry Donovan 4,835 100.0
Total votes 4,835 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Suppes 7,807 100.0
Total votes 7,807 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 5th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerry Donovan 27,526 49.0%
Republican Don Suppres 26,225 46.7%
Libertarian Lee Mulcahy 2,374 4.2%
Total votes 56,125 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ellen Roberts (incumbent) 12,605 100.0
Total votes 12,605 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 6th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ellen Roberts (incumbent) 43,482 100%
Total votes 43,482 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claudette Konola 4,291 100.0
Total votes 4,291 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Scott 13,212 100.0
Total votes 13,212 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 7th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Scott 39,580 70.6%
Democratic Claudette Konola 16,506 29.4%
Total votes 56,086 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kent Lambert (incumbent) 18,095 100.0
Total votes 18,095 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 9th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kent Lambert (incumbent) 53,867 100%
Total votes 53,867 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Merrifield 3,848 100.0
Total votes 3,848 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bernie Herpin (incumbent) 5,397 100.0
Total votes 5,397 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 11th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Merrifield 18,815 52.2
Republican Bernie Herpin (incumbent) 14,978 41.5
Libertarian Norman "Paotie" Dawson 2,282 6.3
Total votes 36,075 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 13

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Perez 3,549 100.0
Total votes 3,549 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Cooke 9,713 100.0
Total votes 9,713 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 11th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Cooke 26,063 63.7
Democratic Joe Perez 14,879 36.3
Total votes 40,942 100.0
Republican hold

District 15

Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Lundberg (incumbent) 14,407 100.0
Total votes 14,407 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 15th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Lundberg (incumbent) 47,581 100%
Total votes 47,581 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeanne Nicholson (incumbent) 6,658 100.0
Total votes 6,658 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Neville 10,742 100.0
Total votes 10,742 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 16th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Neville 35,631 51.4
Democratic Jeanne Nicholson (incumbent) 33,734 48.6
Total votes 69,365 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 19

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Zenzinger (incumbent) 6,254 100.0
Total votes 6,254 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura J. Woods 6,813 55.4
Republican Lang Sias 5,484 44.6
Total votes 12,297 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 19th District
Party Candidate Votes %
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 62,815 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 20

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cheri Jahn (incumbent) 7,164 100.0
Total votes 7,164 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Larry Queen 10,390 100
Total votes 10,390 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 20th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cheri Jahn (incumbent) 33,543 46.8
Republican Larry Queen 33,104 46.6
Libertarian Chris Heismann 5,018 7.0
Total votes 71,665 100.0
Democratic hold

District 22

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andy Kerr (incumbent) 5,735 100.0
Total votes 5,735 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Sanchez 6,848 66.6
Republican Mario Nicolais 3,441 33.4
Total votes 10,289 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 22nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andy Kerr (incumbent) 30,510 51.1
Republican Tony Sanchez 29,174 48.9
Total votes 59,684 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Solano 5,666 100.0
Total votes 5,666 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Martinez Humenik 6,605 100.0
Total votes 6,605 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 16th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Martinez Humenik 26,164 50.9
Democratic Judy Solano 25,268 49.1
Total votes 51,432 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 30

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bette Davis 4,159 100.0
Total votes 4,159 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Holbert 12,299 100.0
Total votes 12,299 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 30th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Holbert 39,897 62.5
Democratic Bette Davis 21,566 33.8
Libertarian Eric Price 2,359 3.7
Total votes 63,822 100.0
Republican hold

District 32

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Irene Aguilar (incumbent) 8,959 100.0
Total votes 8,959 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dawne Murray 4,505 100
Total votes 4,505 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 32nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Irene Aguilar (incumbent) 35,852 64.3
Republican Dawne Murray 17,356 31.1
Libertarian Darrell Dinges 2,560 4.6
Total votes 55,768 100.0
Democratic hold

District 34

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucía Guzmán (incumbent) 6,507 100.0
Total votes 6,507 100.0
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stuart Siffring 1,814 100
Total votes 1,814 100.0
2014 Colorado Senate election, 34th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucía Guzmán (incumbent) 31,889 74.4
Republican Stuart Siffring 8,390 19.6
Libertarian Brian Scriber 2,592 6.1
Total votes 42,871 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 "Colorado State Senate elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Pueblo Chieftain | UPDATED: Giron concedes, joins Morse in recall...". archive.ph. September 21, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Rachel Zenzinger picked to fill Evie Hudak's Colorado Senate seat". The Denver Post. December 10, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ Luzer, Daniel (October 20, 2014). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ "State of Colorado Elections Database » Contest Results for the year 2014, Office of State Senate, Elections". State of Colorado Elections Database. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Primary Election Results - June 24, 2014". www.sos.state.co.us. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Colorado_Senate_election