Colorado's 17th
State Senate district
Senator
  Sonya Jaquez Lewis
D–Lafayette
Registration38.7% Democratic
17.9% Republican
41.9% No party preference
Demographics74% White
1% Black
19% Hispanic
4% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)154,731[1]
Registered voters116,913[2]

Colorado's 17th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sonya Jaquez Lewis since 2021, succeeding appointed Democrat Mike Foote, who chose not to seek re-election.[3][4]

Geography

District 17 is based in eastern Boulder County, covering Lafayette, Louisville, most of Longmont, and parts of Erie.[5]

The district is split between Colorado's 2nd and 4th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 11th, 12th, and 33rd districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6]

Recent election results

Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 17th district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

In 2018, Senator Matt Jones was elected to the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners, and then-State Rep. Mike Foote was chosen to replace him in the Senate.[7] Foote chose not to seek a full term in 2020, however, and his successor in the State House, Sonya Jaquez Lewis, ran instead.[8]

2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 17[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sonya Jaquez Lewis 65,226 67.9
Republican Matthew Menza 30,848 32.1
Total votes 96,093 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 17[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Jones (incumbent) 57,649 100
Total votes 57,649 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 17[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Jones 45,426 62.0
Republican Charlie Plagainos 23,983 32.7
Libertarian Ken Bray 3,848 5.3
Total votes 73,257 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 17

Year Office Results[12]
2020 President Biden 71.2 – 26.2%
2018 Governor Polis 68.2 – 28.5%
2016 President Clinton 62.1 – 29.2%
2014 Senate Udall 59.2 – 35.6%
Governor Hickenlooper 60.3 – 34.4%
2012 President Obama 62.3 – 35.3%

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 17, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Colorado State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ John Bear (December 15, 2018). "Mike Foote to complete Matt Jones' Senate term". Denver Post. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ John Fryar (July 31, 2019). "State Sen. Mike Foote won't run in 2020". Longmont Daily Times-Call. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2020 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2016 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ "2012 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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