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Colorado's 34th Senate district

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Colorado's 34th
State Senate district

Senator
  Julie Gonzales
DDenver
Registration47.7% Democratic
9.7% Republican
40.7% No party preference
Demographics48% White
4% Black
44% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Native American
2% Other
Population (2018)160,801[1]
Registered voters117,339[2]

Colorado's 34th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Gonzales since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Lucía Guzmán.[3][4]

Geography

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District 34 covers western and northwestern Denver.[5]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 8th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6]

Recent election results

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Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 34th district holds elections in midterm years. The 2022 election will be the first held under the state's new district lines.

2022

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2022 Colorado State Senate election, District 34[4][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Gonzales (incumbent) 48,831 100
Total votes 48,831 100

Historical election results

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2018

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2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 34[8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Gonzales 14,798 63.8
Democratic Milo Schwab 4,574 19.7
Democratic Alan Kennedy-Shaffer 3,821 16.5
Total votes 23,193 100
General election
Democratic Julie Gonzales 54,312 83.1
Republican Gordon Alley 11,018 16.9
Total votes 65,330 100
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 34[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucía Guzmán (incumbent) 31,889 74.4
Republican Stuart Siffring 8,390 19.6
Libertarian Brian Scriber 2,592 6.0
Total votes 42,871 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[10]
2020 President Biden 81.4 – 16.2%
2018 Governor Polis 80.1 – 16.5%
2016 President Clinton 76.0 – 16.1%
2014 Senate Udall 74.2 – 20.1%
Governor Hickenlooper 77.7 – 17.5%
2012 President Obama 77.4 – 20.1%

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 34, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Julie Gonzales". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Colorado State Senate District 34". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  6. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "2022 Primary Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 7, 2020.