Colorado's 4th Senate district

Colorado's 4th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Smallwood since 2017, succeeding fellow Republican Mark Scheffel.[3]

Colorado's 4th State Senate District
Senator	Jim Smallwood R–Parker
Registration	41.8% Republican 18.2% Democratic 38.5% No party preference
Demographics	84% White 1% Black 9% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other
Population (2018)	167,965[1]
Registered voters	141,074[2]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Recent election results

Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 4th district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 4[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Smallwood (incumbent)	73,832	62.3
	Democratic	Elissa Flaumenhaft	41,526	35.0
	Libertarian	Wayne Harlos	3,208	2.7
Total votes			118,566	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 4[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Smallwood	5,878	39.1
	Republican	Benjamin Lyng	5,803	38.6
	Republican	Jess Loban	3,368	22.4
Total votes			15,049	100
	Democratic	Christina Riegel	2,876	65.9
	Democratic	James Clark Huff	1,490	34.1
Total votes			4,366	100
General election
	Republican	Jim Smallwood	62,981	69.4
	Democratic	Christina Riegel	27,779	30.6
Total votes			90,760	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 4[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Scheffel (incumbent)	50,173	63.9
	Democratic	Holly Gorman	24,968	31.8
	Libertarian	Chris Grundemann	3,437	4.4
Total votes			78,578	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 4

Year	Office	Results[7]
2018	Governor	Stapleton 59.6 – 36.7%
2016	President	Trump 58.5 – 32.7%
2014	Senate	Gardner 65.5 – 29.7%
	Governor	Beauprez 62.6 – 34.0%
2012	President	Romney 64.5 – 33.8%

References

1. "State Senate District 4, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
3. "Senator Jim Smallwood". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
4. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
6. "Colorado State Senate District 4". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 11, 2020.