Colorado's 5th Senate district

Colorado's 5th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kerry Donovan since 2015, succeeding fellow Democrat Gail Schwartz.[3]

Colorado's 5th
State Senate District
Senator
  Kerry Donovan
D–Vail
Registration28.2% Democratic
27.5% Republican
42.7% No party preference
Demographics77% White
1% Black
19% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Population (2018)146,776[1]
Registered voters109,461[2]

Geography

District 5 is based in the mountain towns of the Rockies, covering all of Chaffee, Delta, Eagle, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Lake, and Pitkin Counties. Communities in the district include Vail, Avon, Basalt, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Edwards, El Jebel, Eagle-Vail, Aspen, Snowmass Village, Leadville, Leadville North, Salida, Buena Vista, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Powderhorn, Delta, Cedaredge, Orchard City, Paonia, and Lake City.[4]

The district is located primarily within Colorado's 3rd congressional district, also overlapping with the 2nd and 5th congressional districts. It overlaps with the 26th, 54th, 59th, 60th, and 61st districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[5]

Recent election results

Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 5th district holds elections in midterm years.

2018
2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerry Donovan (incumbent) 41,838 60.4
Republican Olen Lund 27,375 39.6
Total votes 69,213 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerry Donovan 27,526 49.0
Republican Don Suppes 26,225 46.7
Libertarian Lee Mulcahy 2,374 4.2
Total votes 56,125 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 5
Year Office Results[7]
2018 Governor Polis 55.0 – 41.4%
2016 President Clinton 48.5 – 43.5%
2014 Senate Udall 48.3 – 46.5%
Governor Hickenlooper 51.3 – 43.9%
2012 President Obama 51.0 – 46.5%

References
  1. "State Senate District 5, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. "Senator Kerry Donovan". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  6. "Colorado State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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