Colorado's 17th Senate district

Colorado's 17th State Senate district
From 2022 onward From 2012 to 2022
Senator	Sonya Jaquez Lewis D–Lafayette
Registration	38.7% Democratic 17.9% Republican 41.9% No party preference
Demographics	74% White 1% Black 19% Hispanic 4% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	154,731[1]
Registered voters	116,913[2]

Colorado's 17th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sonya Jaquez Lewis since 2021, succeeding appointed Democrat Mike Foote, who chose not to seek re-election.^[3][4]

Geography

District 17 is based in eastern Boulder County, southwestern Weld County, and northwestern Broomfield County, covering Lafayette, Longmont, and Erie.^[5]

The district is predominantly located in Colorado's 2nd congressional district, extends into a portion of the 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 11th, 12th, 19th and 49th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.^[6]

Recent election results

Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 17th district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

In 2018, Senator Matt Jones was elected to the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners, and then-State Rep. Mike Foote was chosen to replace him in the Senate.^[7] Foote chose not to seek a full term in 2020, however, and his successor in the State House, Sonya Jaquez Lewis, ran instead.^[8]

2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 17^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sonya Jaquez Lewis	65,226	67.9
	Republican	Matthew Menza	30,848	32.1
Total votes			96,093	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 17^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Jones (incumbent)	57,649	100
Total votes			57,649	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 17^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Jones	45,426	62.0
	Republican	Charlie Plagainos	23,983	32.7
	Libertarian	Ken Bray	3,848	5.3
Total votes			73,257	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[12]
2020	President	Biden 71.2 – 26.2%
2018	Governor	Polis 68.2 – 28.5%
2016	President	Clinton 62.1 – 29.2%
2014	Senate	Udall 59.2 – 35.6%
	Governor	Hickenlooper 60.3 – 34.4%
2012	President	Obama 62.3 – 35.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 17, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
3. "Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
4. "Colorado State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
5. "Final Plans Approved by the Court on March 18, 2022" (PDF). Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
7. John Bear (December 15, 2018). "Mike Foote to complete Matt Jones' Senate term". Denver Post. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
8. John Fryar (July 31, 2019). "State Sen. Mike Foote won't run in 2020". Longmont Daily Times-Call. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
9. "2020 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
10. "2016 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
11. "2012 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
12. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 22, 2020.