Colorado State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Colorado Senate District 13
A district of about 145,000 people, 45% Hispanic, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+9.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Scott Bright (R) · won56.6%
- Matt Johnston (D)43.4%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 35 seats
Every Colorado State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968; the seat changed party 3 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Scott Bright (R) | Matt Johnston (D) | 13.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | John Cooke (R) | Phil Kelley (D) | 20.6 |
| 2014 | John Cooke (R) | Joe Perez (D) | 27.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Scott W. Renfroe (R) | Ken Storck (D) | 31.1 |
| 2006 | Scott W. Renfroe (R) | Solomon Littleowl (D) | 19.5 |
| 2002 | Dave Owen (R) | Russ J. Haddad (I) | 66.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 special | Joan Fitzgerald (D)Flip | Terri Rayburn (R) | 4.4 |
| 1998 | Tony Grampsas (R) | Marsha Osborn (D) | 9.6 |
| 1994 | Sally Hopper (R) | Titus Peterson (D) | 35.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Sally Hopper (R) | Peter Kenney (D) | 19.3 |
| 1986 | Sally Hopper (R)Flip | Helen Kalin Klanderud (D) | 1.5 |
| 1982 | Thomas R. H. Glass (D) | Dave Helmer (R) | 6.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Daniel Schaefer (R)Flip | Florangel Mendez (D) | 38.4 |
| 1974 | Robert W. Smedley (D) | Lewis E. Stieghorst (R) | 0.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Kingston G. Minister (R) | John J. Donlon (D) | 16.3 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 13
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 13's area in each.
- U.S. House
- CO-8 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+6.0 | No race | No race | R+11.5 |
| U.S. Senate | D+0.6 | No race | R+5.2 | No race |
| Governor | No race | R+4.3 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 35 seats. Small marks are other seats in Colorado. The black marker is District 13.
Lowest of 35 seats.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Less dense than 62% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 342% Hispanic · 26% college gradsR+3.5CountingDistrict 21
50% Hispanic · 24% college gradsD+6.8Not up in 2026District 11
30% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+5.3CountingDistrict 24
40% Hispanic · 32% college gradsD+8.5Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET