Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

's 2nd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the

Colorado Senate The Colorado Senate is the upper house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Colorado. It is composed of 35 members elected from single-member districts, with each district having a population of about 123,0 ...

. It has been represented by Republican

Jim Smallwood James Smallwood, Jr. (born c. 1971) is an American business consultant and politician first elected to the Colorado Senate in 2016. He represents State Senate District 2, which includes the communities of Castle Rock, Parker, The Pinery, ...

since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans

Dennis Hisey Dennis Hisey is a former state senator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Hisey was elected to the Colorado General Assembly as a Republican in November 2018. He represented Senate District 2, which encompasses Clear Creek, El Paso, Fremont, ...

and Kevin Grantham.

Geography

District 2 covers suburbs and exurbs of

Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...

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,

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, Penrose, Cripple Creek, Woodland Park,

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, Cascade-Chipita Park, Ellicott,

Fort Carson Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs ...

, and parts of

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. 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

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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

was redistricted to the 11th district and is seeking re-election there in 2022; 4th district Senator

, meanwhile, will hold the 2nd district seat beginning in 2023.

2018

2014

Federal and statewide results in District 2

Senators

References

{{Colorado State Senators 2 Clear Creek County, Colorado El Paso County, Colorado Fremont County, Colorado Park County, Colorado Teller County, Colorado