Colorado's 6th Senate district

Colorado's 6th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Cleave Simpson since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Don Coram and Ellen Roberts.^[3][4]

Colorado's 6th State Senate district
From 2022 onward From 2012 to 2022
Senator	Cleave Simpson R–Alamosa
Registration	35.7% Republican 25.2% Democratic 37.5% No party preference
Demographics	78% White 0% Black 15% Hispanic 1% Asian 4% Native American 2% Other
Population (2018)	150,261[1]
Registered voters	119,874[2]

Geography

District 6 is based in Southwest Colorado, covering all of Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Dolores, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties. Communities in the district include Montrose, Olathe, Ouray, Mountain Village, Telluride, Silverton, Dove Creek, Cortez, Mancos, Towaoc, Durango, Bayfield, and Pagosa Springs. The district is also home to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.^[5]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 58th and 59th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.^[6] It borders the states of Utah, New Mexico, and – via Four Corners – Arizona.^[1]

Recent election results

Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. The old 6th district held elections in midterm years, but the new district drawn following the 2020 Census will hold elections in presidential years.

Incumbent Senator Don Coram was redistricted into the 5th district, which also is not up for election this year, meaning Coram had no seat to run in; he ran unsuccessfully for Colorado's 3rd congressional district instead.^[7] 35th district Senator Cleave Simpson lives in the new boundaries of the 6th district, and will represent it beginning in 2023.^[8]

2018

2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 6^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Coram (incumbent)	40,088	54.7
	Democratic	Guinn Unger Jr.	33,208	45.3
Total votes			73,296	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 6^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ellen Roberts (incumbent)	43,482	100
Total votes			43,482	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[11]
2020	President	Trump 51.3 – 46.4%
2018	Governor	Stapleton 50.9 – 46.0%
2016	President	Trump 52.0 – 39.8%
2014	Senate	Gardner 54.6 – 40.9%
	Governor	Beauprez 51.8 – 43.1%
2012	President	Romney 53.3 – 43.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 6, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
3. "Senator Don Coram". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
4. "Colorado State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
5. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
7. Marianne Goodland (January 5, 2022). "State Sen. Don Coram makes it official: he's challenging Boebert in GOP primary". Colorado Politics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
8. Evan Wyloge and Marianne Goodland (November 24, 2021). "With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin". Colorado Politics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
9. "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
10. "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
11. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 13, 2020.