Colorado's 1st Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|chamber=Senate
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|From 2012 to 2022
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|representative=Byron Pelton
|party=Republican
|residence=Sterling
|Democratic=13.6
|Republican=50.5
|NPP=34.5
|percent_white=74
|percent_black=2
|percent_hispanic=21
|percent_asian=1
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|percent_other_race=2
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|population_year=2018
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Colorado's 1st Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Byron Pelton since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Jerry Sonnenberg and Greg Brophy.{{Cite web|url=https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/jerry-sonnenberg|title=Senator Jerry Sonnenberg |publisher=Colorado General Assembly|access-date=April 9, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_State_Senate_District_1|title=Colorado State Senate District 1|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 3, 2022}}
Geography
District 1 covers much of the Eastern Plains in the state's northeastern corner, including all of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma Counties and parts of Weld County. Communities in the district include Julesburg, Holyoke, Sterling, Brush, Fort Morgan, Eaton, Kersey, Lochbuie, Hudson, Keenesburg, Ault, Akron, Wray, Yuma, Burlington, Limon, Elizabeth, Ponderosa Park, and Cheyenne Wells.{{Cite web|url=https://redistricting.colorado.gov/final-plans-approved-court|title=Final Plans Approved by the Court |publisher=Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly|access-date=April 13, 2020}}
The district is located entirely within Colorado's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 48th, 63rd, 64th, and 65th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/30/1848730/-How-do-counties-House-districts-and-legislative-districts-all-overlap-These-new-tools-show-you|author=David Jarman|title=How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?|publisher=Daily Kos|access-date=April 9, 2020}} It borders the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Recent election results
=2022=
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 1st district holds elections in midterm years. The 2022 election is the first held under the state's new district lines.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Byron Pelton
| votes = 53,199
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 53,199
| percentage = 100
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Historical election results
=2018=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jerry Sonnenberg (incumbent)
| votes = 52,311
| percentage = 79.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Debra Gustafson
| votes = 13,894
| percentage = 21.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 66,205
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=2014=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2014 Colorado Senate election, District 1{{cite web|url =https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2014AbstractBook.pdf| title = 2014 Abstract of Votes Cast|access-date = July 5, 2022| publisher = Colorado Secretary of State}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jerry Sonnenberg
| votes = 45,689
| percentage = 85.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Constitution Party (United States)
| candidate = Doug Aden
| votes = 7,876
| percentage = 14.7
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 53,565
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=Federal and statewide results=
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| width="30" | Year
! width="60" | Office |
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| 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 75.3 – 22.5% |
| 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Stapleton 74.1 – 21.8% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 74.0 – 19.7% |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Senate | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Gardner 74.6 – 19.5% |
| Governor
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Beauprez 71.8 – 23.8% |
| 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 69.7 – 27.9% |
Past senators
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| Senator
! Party ! Years of service |
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| align =left nowrap | Greg Brophy
|{{party shading/Republican}}|Republican Party |June 23, 2005 – January 7, 2015 |
| align =left no wrap | Jerry Sonnenberg
|{{party shading/Republican}}|Republican Party |January 7, 2015 – January 9, 2023 |
References
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Category:Cheyenne County, Colorado
Category:Elbert County, Colorado
Category:Kit Carson County, Colorado
Category:Lincoln County, Colorado
Category:Logan County, Colorado
Category:Morgan County, Colorado
Category:Phillips County, Colorado
Category:Sedgwick County, Colorado
Category:Washington County, Colorado