Colorado's 7th Senate district

Colorado's 7th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ray Scott since 2015, succeeding fellow Republican Steve King.[3]

Colorado's 7th
State Senate District
Senator
  Ray Scott
R–Grand Junction
Registration41.2% Republican
17.9% Democratic
39.1% No party preference
Demographics82% White
1% Black
14% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
2% Other
Population (2018)149,998[1]
Registered voters112,501[2]

Geography

District 7 is exactly coterminous with Mesa County, covering Grand Junction and the nearby communities of Fruita, Palisade, Clifton, Fruitvale, Loma, Orchard Mesa, and Redlands.[4]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 54th and 55th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[5] It borders the state of Utah.[1]

Recent election results

Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 7th district holds elections in midterm years.

2018
2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 7[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Scott (incumbent) 14,361 64.1
Republican Dan Thurlow 8,054 35.9
Total votes 22,415 100
General election
Republican Ray Scott (incumbent) 42,327 63.6
Democratic Chris Kennedy 24,205 36.4
Total votes 66,532 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 7[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Scott (incumbent) 39,580 70.6
Democratic Claudette Konola 16,506 29.4
Total votes 56,086 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 7
Year Office Results[7]
2018 Governor Stapleton 61.0 – 35.3%
2016 President Trump 64.1 – 28.0%
2014 Senate Gardner 68.4 – 26.8%
Governor Beauprez 60.9 – 34.3%
2012 President Romney 65.1 – 32.7%

References
  1. "State Senate District 7, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. "Senator Ray Scott". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  4. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  6. "Colorado State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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