Colorado's 2nd Senate district

Colorado's 2nd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Smallwood since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Dennis Hisey and Kevin Grantham.^[3][4]

Colorado's 2nd State Senate district
From 2022 onward From 2012 to 2022
Senator	Jim Smallwood R–Sedalia
Registration	40.8% Republican 18.3% Democratic 38.9% No party preference
Demographics	78% White 4% Black 13% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3% Other
Population (2018)	153,388^[1]
Registered voters	111,657^[2]

Geography

District 2 covers suburbs and exurbs of Colorado Springs and other parts of central Colorado, including all of Clear Creek, Fremont, Park, and Teller Counties and parts of El Paso County. Communities in the district include Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Fairplay, Cañon City, Florence, Lincoln Park, Penrose, Cripple Creek, Woodland Park, Fountain, Cascade-Chipita Park, Ellicott, Fort Carson, and parts of Security-Widefield.^[5]

The district overlaps with Colorado's 2nd and 5th congressional districts, and with the 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 39th, 47th, and 60th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.^[6]

Recent election results

Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. The old 2nd district held elections in midterm years, but the new district drawn following the 2020 Census will hold elections in presidential years.

Incumbent Senator Dennis Hisey was redistricted to the 11th district and is seeking re-election there in 2022; 4th district Senator Jim Smallwood, meanwhile, will hold the 2nd district seat beginning in 2023.^[7]

2018

2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 2^[8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Hisey	12,818	57.9
	Republican	Stephanie Luck	9,302	42.1
Total votes			22,120	100
	Democratic	Beth Hart Harz	6,813	74.1
	Democratic	Dennis Obduskey	2,383	25.9
Total votes			9,196	100
General election
	Republican	Dennis Hisey	42,531	65.3
	Democratic	Beth Hart Harz	22,583	34.7
Total votes			65,114	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 2^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Grantham (incumbent)	38,895	74.9
	Green	Martin Wirth	13,019	25.1
Total votes			51,914	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 2

Year	Office	Results^[10]
2020	President	Trump 62.7 – 34.2%
2018	Governor	Stapleton 60.8 – 34.3%
2016	President	Trump 64.1 – 27.9%
2014	Senate	Gardner 62.1 – 30.3%
	Governor	Beauprez 62.2 – 31.2%
2012	President	Romney 60.8 – 36.4%

Senators

Representatives	Party	Years of Service
Kenneth Kester	Republican	January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2011
Kevin Grantham	Republican	January 12, 2011 – January 4, 2019
Dennis Hisey	Republican	January 4, 2019 - present

References

1. "State Senate District 2, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
3. "Senator Dennis Hisey". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
4. "Colorado State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
5. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
7. 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.
8. "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
9. "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
10. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 10, 2020.