Colorado's 23rd Senate district

Colorado's 23rd State Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It represented by State Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer since 2021 and is Since 2023 deputy minority leader in Colorado State Senate ^[3][4]

Colorado's 23rd State Senate district
From 2022 onward From 2012 to 2022
Senator	Barbara Kirkmeyer R–Brighton
Registration	33.7% Republican 23.5% Democratic 41.2% No party preference
Demographics	80% White 1% Black 13% Hispanic 4% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	181,648^[1]
Registered voters	152,976^[2]

Geography

District 23 covers the City of Broomfield and parts of Larimer and Weld Counties on the outskirts of Fort Collins and Greeley. Communities in the district other than Broomfield include Timnath, Windsor, Mead, Severance, Firestone, Frederick, Dacono, and parts of Berthoud, Johnstown, and Erie.^[5]

The district is split between Colorado's 2nd and 4th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 33rd, 48th, 49th, 52nd, and 63rd 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 23rd district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

2020 Colorado State Senate election, District 23^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Kirkmeyer	15,209	55.2
	Republican	Rupert Parchment	12,326	44.8
Total votes			27,535	100
	Democratic	Sally Boccella	16,649	55.6
	Democratic	Galina Nicoll	13,295	44.4
Total votes			29,944	100
General election
	Republican	Barbara Kirkmeyer	71,570	55.1
	Democratic	Sally Boccella	58,227	44.9
Total votes			129,797	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 23^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicki Marble (incumbent)	55,528	58.0
	Democratic	T.J. Cole	40,281	42.0
Total votes			95,809	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 23^[9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicki Marble	5,500	58.0
	Republican	Glenn Vaad	3,981	42.0
Total votes			9,481	100
General election
	Republican	Vicki Marble	43,949	56.2
	Democratic	Lee Kemp	34,252	43.8
Total votes			78,201	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 23

Year	Office	Results^[10]
2020	President	Trump 49.2 – 48%
2018	Governor	Stapleton 50.8 – 45.5%
2016	President	Trump 50.2 – 40.5%
2014	Senate	Gardner 56.1 – 38.4%
	Governor	Beauprez 54.0 – 41.7%
2012	President	Romney 53.4 – 44.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 23, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
3. "Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
4. "Colorado State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
5. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
7. "2020 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
8. "2016 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
9. "2012 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
10. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 27, 2020 – via Google Docs.