Colorado's 1st Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Byron Pelton since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Jerry Sonnenberg and Greg Brophy.
Geography District 1 covers much of the Eastern Plains in the state's northeastern corner, including all of Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma Counties and parts of Weld County. Communities in the district include Julesburg, Holyoke, Sterling, Brush, Fort Morgan, Eaton, Kersey, Lochbuie, Hudson, Keenesburg, Ault, Akron, Wray, Yuma, Burlington.
The district is located entirely in Colorado's 4th and 8th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 48th, 63rd, 64th, and 65th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives. It borders the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Recent election results 2022 Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 1st district holds elections in midterm years. The 2022 election is the first held under the state's new district lines.
Historical election results 2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 2020 President Trump 75.3 – 22.5% 2018 Governor Stapleton 74.1 – 21.8% 2016 President Trump 74.0 – 19.7% 2014 Senate Gardner 74.6 – 19.5% Governor Beauprez 71.8 – 23.8% 2012 President Romney 69.7 – 27.9%
Past senators Senator Party Years of service Greg BrophyRepublican PartyJune 23, 2005 – January 7, 2015 Jerry SonnenbergRepublican PartyJanuary 7, 2015 – January 9, 2023
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