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
Registration30.9% Republican
24.2% Democratic
43.2% No party preference
Demographics79% White
1% Black
18% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Population (2018)149,728[1]
Registered voters111,732[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.
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