Colorado's 8th Senate district

Colorado's 8th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bob Rankin since 2019, following his appointment to succeed fellow Republican Randy Baumgardner.[3]

Colorado's 8th State Senate District
Senator	Bob Rankin R–Carbondale
Registration	30.9% Republican 24.2% Democratic 43.2% No party preference
Demographics	79% White 1% Black 18% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other
Population (2018)	149,728[1]
Registered voters	111,732[2]

Geography

District 8 is based in the mountain and plains towns of the upper Western Slope, covering all of Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Moffatt, Rio Blanco, Routt, and Summit Counties. Communities in the district include Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Carbondale, New Castle, Silt, Parachute, Battlement Mesa, No Name, Meeker, Rangely, Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Walden, Fraser, Granby, Kremmling, Breckenridge, Frisco, Silverthorne, and Keystone.[4]

The district overlaps with Colorado's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 13th, 26th, 57th, 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 8th district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 8[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Rankin (incumbent)	11,805	63.2
	Republican	Debra Irvine	6,873	36.8
Total votes			18,678	100
	Democratic	Karl Hanlon	10,847	55.8
	Democratic	Arn Menconi	8,584	44.2
Total votes			19,431	100
General election
	Republican	Bob Rankin (incumbent)	42,701	50.6
	Democratic	Karl Hanlon	41,717	49.4
Total votes			84,418	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 8[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Baumgardner (incumbent)	39,526	54.9
	Democratic	Emily Tracy	32,530	45.1
Total votes			72,056	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 8[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Baumgardner	6,809	58.2
	Republican	Jean White (incumbent)	4,887	41.8
Total votes			11,696	100
General election
	Republican	Randy Baumgardner	34,187	51.1
	Democratic	Emily Tracy	29,688	44.3
	Libertarian	Sacha Weis	3,079	4.6
Total votes			66,954	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 8

Year	Office	Results[7]
2020	President	Biden 51.6 - 45.8%
2018	Governor	Polis 50.5 – 46.0%
2016	President	Trump 48.2 – 43.7%
2014	Senate	Gardner 50.2 – 44.5%
	Governor	Beauprez 48.4 – 47.2%
2012	President	Romney 50.1 – 47.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 8, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
3. "Senator Bob Rankin". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 15, 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 15, 2020.
6. "Colorado State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 15, 2020.