Colorado's 32nd Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|state=Colorado
|district=32
|chamber=Senate
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|From 2022 onward
|From 2012 to 2022
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|representative=Robert Rodriguez
|party=Democratic
|residence=Denver
|Democratic=38.5
|Republican=11.4
|NPP=47.5
|percent_white=58
|percent_black=3
|percent_hispanic=32
|percent_asian=5
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|percent_other_race=2
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|population_year=2018
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Colorado's 32nd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Robert Rodriguez since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Irene Aguilar.{{Cite web|url=https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/robert-rodriguez|title=Senator Robert Rodriguez |publisher=Colorado General Assembly|access-date=May 5, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_State_Senate_District_32|title=Colorado State Senate District 32|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 30, 2022}}
Geography
District 32 covers southern and southwestern Denver.{{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=May 5, 2020}}
The district is located entirely within Colorado's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 9th 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=May 5, 2020}}
Recent election results
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 32nd district holds elections in midterm years. The 2022 election will be the first held under the state's new district lines.
=2022=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2022 Colorado State Senate election, District 32{{cite web | url =https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/2022/2022GeneralStateAbstractCertResults.pdf| title = 2022 Abstract of Votes Cast |access-date = January 10, 2022| publisher = Colorado Secretary of State}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Rodriguez (incumbent)
| votes = 44,619
| percentage = 76.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dean Flanders
| votes = 14,089
| percentage = 24.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 58,708
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box end}}
Historical election results
=2018=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 32{{cite web | url =https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2018/2018Abstract.pdf| title = 2018 Abstract of Votes Cast |access-date = July 30, 2022| publisher = Colorado Secretary of State}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Rodriguez
| votes = 10,636
| percentage = 39.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Zach Neumann
| votes = 8,616
| percentage = 32.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Hazel Gibson
| votes = 7,458
| percentage = 27.9
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,710
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Rodriguez
| votes = 53,307
| percentage = 72.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mark Calonder
| votes = 17,294
| percentage = 23.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = Peter Smith
| votes = 3,446
| percentage = 4.7
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 74,047
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 32{{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 30, 2022| publisher = Colorado Secretary of State}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Irene Aguilar (incumbent)
| votes = 35,852
| percentage = 64.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dawne Murray
| votes = 17,356
| percentage = 31.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Darrell Dinges
| votes = 2,560
| percentage = 4.6
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 55,768
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2012=
Following the resignation of Chris Romer in 2011, appointed incumbent Irene Aguilar ran in an off-cycle election to represent the remainder of his term.
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 32{{cite web | url =https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2012AbstractBook.pdf| title = 2012 Abstract of Votes Cast |access-date = July 30, 2022| publisher = Colorado Secretary of State}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Irene Aguilar (incumbent)
| votes = 47,995
| percentage = 70.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Roger Logan
| votes = 20,505
| percentage = 29.9
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 68,500
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Federal and statewide results=
| class=wikitable |
| width="30" | Year
! width="60" | Office |
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| 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Biden 77.0 – 20.5% |
| 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Polis 74.0 – 22.8% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Clinton 70.3 – 21.7% |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Senate | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Udall 66.4 – 28.8% |
| Governor
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Hickenlooper 70.7 – 25.1% |
| 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama 69.0 – 28.7% |