Colorado State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Colorado Senate District 19
A district of about 162,000 people, 51% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+19.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Lindsey Daugherty (D) · won56.1%
- Sam Bandimere (R)41.5%
- Ryan Vangundy (LIB)2.4%
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
16 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 | Lindsey Daugherty (D) | Sam Bandimere (R) | 14.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Rachel Zenzinger (D) | Lynn Gerber (R) | 18.3 |
| 2016 | Rachel Zenzinger (D)Flip | Laura J. Woods (R) | 1.8 |
| 2014 special | Laura J. Woods (R)Flip | Rachel Zenzinger (D) | 1.1 |
| 2012 | Evie Hudak (D) | Lang Sias (R) | 0.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Evie Hudak (D) | Libby Szabo (R) | 2.0 |
| 2004 | Sue Windels (D) | Jessica Corry (R) | 7.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Sue Windels (D)Flip | Jim Congrove (R) | 1.9 |
| 1996 | Jim Congrove (R) | Rocky Germano (D) | 10.1 |
| 1992 | Al Meiklejohn (R) | Evie Hudak (D) | 23.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Al Meiklejohn (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Al Meiklejohn (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Don Macmanus (D) | Robert J. Barry (R) | 22.5 |
| 1976 | Don Macmanus (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Don Macmanus (D) | William T. Scholl Jr. (R) | 24.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Vincent Massari (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 2014 Republican primary
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 19
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 19's area in each.
- U.S. House
- CO-7 100%
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 | D+4.3 | No race | No race | D+19.1 |
| U.S. Senate | D+5.9 | No race | D+13.3 | No race |
| Governor | No race | D+12.1 | 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 19.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Denser than 76% 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 1658% college gradsD+12.7Not up in 2026District 20
57% college gradsD+17.4Held DDistrict 22
23% Hispanic · 45% college gradsD+34.3Held DDistrict 25
23% Hispanic · 48% college gradsD+23.9Held 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