Colorado's 34th Senate district

Colorado's 34th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Gonzales since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Lucía Guzmán.[3]

Colorado's 34th State Senate District
Senator	Julie Gonzales D–Denver
Registration	47.7% Democratic 9.7% Republican 40.7% No party preference
Demographics	48% White 4% Black 44% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Native American 2% Other
Population (2018)	160,801[1]
Registered voters	117,339[2]

Geography

District 34 covers western and northwestern Denver.[4]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 8th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[5]

Recent election results

Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 34th district holds elections in midterm years.

2018

2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 34[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Gonzales	14,798	63.8
	Democratic	Milo Schwab	4,574	19.7
	Democratic	Alan Kennedy-Shaffer	3,821	16.5
Total votes			23,193	100
General election
	Democratic	Julie Gonzales	54,312	83.1
	Republican	Gordon Alley	11,018	16.9
Total votes			65,330	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 34[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucía Guzmán (incumbent)	31,889	74.4
	Republican	Stuart Siffring	8,390	19.6
	Libertarian	Brian Scriber	2,592	6.0
Total votes			42,871	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 34

Year	Office	Results[7]
2018	Governor	Polis 80.1 – 16.5%
2016	President	Clinton 76.0 – 16.1%
2014	Senate	Udall 74.2 – 20.1%
	Governor	Hickenlooper 77.7 – 17.5%
2012	President	Obama 77.4 – 20.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 34, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
2. "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
3. "Senator Julie Gonzales". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
4. "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
6. "Colorado State Senate District 34". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 7, 2020.