Colorado's 4th Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|state=Colorado
|district=4
|chamber=Senate
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|From 2022 onward
|From 2012 to 2022
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|representative=Mark Baisley
|party=Republican
|residence=Sedalia
|Democratic=16.4
|Republican=34.1
|NPP=47.3
|percent_white=84
|percent_black=1
|percent_hispanic=9
|percent_asian=2
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|percent_other_race=3
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|population_year=2018
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Colorado's 4th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mark Baisley since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Jim Smallwood and Mark Scheffel.{{Cite web|url=https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/jim-smallwood|title=Senator Jim Smallwood |publisher=Colorado General Assembly|access-date=April 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_State_Senate_District_4|title=Colorado State Senate District 4|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 3, 2022}}
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.{{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 15, 2020}}
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.{{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 11, 2020}}
Composition and elections
Colorado State Senate members serve four-year terms, limited to two terms. Constitutional qualifications require senators to be U.S. citizens, at least 25 years old, and state residents for at least 12 months before election.
As of 2024, annual salaries were set at $43,977 for members elected after 2021, with additional per diem allowances determined by proximity to the state capitol. Vacancies are filled through appointments by the political party of the previous officeholder. Following the 2020 census, district boundaries were reconfigured by an independent redistricting commission in accordance with state constitutional guidelines for geographic compactness and preservation of municipal boundaries.
Recent election results
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. The old 4th district held elections in presidential years, but the new district drawn following the 2020 Census will hold elections in midterm years.
=2022=
The 2022 election will be the first one held under the state's new district lines. Incumbent Senator Jim Smallwood was redistricted to the 2nd district, which isn't up until 2024, and State Rep. Mark Baisley is running for the 4th district instead.
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2022 Colorado State Senate election, District 4{{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 = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mark Baisley
| votes = 55,595
| percentage = 60.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jeff Ravage
| votes = 35,789
| percentage = 39.2
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 91,384
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box end}}
Historical election results
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 4{{cite web | url =https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2020/2020BiennialAbstractBooklet.pdf| title = 2020 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 = Jim Smallwood (incumbent)
| votes = 73,832
| percentage = 62.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Elissa Flaumenhaft
| votes = 41,526
| percentage = 35.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Wayne Harlos
| votes = 3,208
| percentage = 2.7
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 118,566
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 4{{cite web | url =https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/2016BiennialAbstract.pdf| title = 2016 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 = Jim Smallwood
| votes = 5,878
| percentage = 39.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Benjamin Lyng
| votes = 5,803
| percentage = 38.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jess Loban
| votes = 3,368
| percentage = 22.4
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15,049
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Christina Riegel
| votes = 2,876
| percentage = 65.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = James Clark Huff
| votes = 1,490
| percentage = 34.1
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 4,366
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Smallwood
| votes = 62,981
| percentage = 69.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Christina Riegel
| votes = 27,779
| percentage = 30.6
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 90,760
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 4{{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 5, 2022| publisher = Colorado Secretary of State}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mark Scheffel (incumbent)
| votes = 50,173
| percentage = 63.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Holly Gorman
| votes = 24,968
| percentage = 31.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Chris Grundemann
| votes = 3,437
| percentage = 4.4
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 78,578
| 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 56.3 – 41.1% |
| 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Stapleton 59.6 – 36.7% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 58.5 – 32.7% |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Senate | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Gardner 65.5 – 29.7% |
| Governor
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Beauprez 62.6 – 34.0% |
| 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 64.5 – 33.8% |