Colorado State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Colorado Senate District 23
A district of about 178,000 people, 46% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+13.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) · won97.8%
- Joseph Bobko (D)2.2%
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 1 time. 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 | Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) | Joseph Bobko (D) | 95.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) | Sally Boccella (D) | 10.3 |
| 2016 | Vicki Marble (R) | Tj Cole (D) | 15.9 |
| 2012 | Vicki Marble (R) | Lee Kemp (D) | 12.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Shawn Mitchell (R) | Joseph A. Whitcomb (D) | 7.3 |
| 2004 | Shawn Mitchell (R) | Curt Darius Williams (D) | 16.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Ken Arnold (R) | Michael C. Massarotti (D) | 0.8 |
| 1996 | Ken Arnold (R)Flip | Lois Tochtrop (D) | 7.3 |
| 1992 | Lloyd Casey (D) | Ted Strickland (R) | 8.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Ted Strickland (R) | Lloyd Casey (D) | 4.3 |
| 1984 | Ted Strickland (R) | Charles Lilley (D) | 25.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Leslie Fowler (R) | Joe Cavanaugh (D) | 22.7 |
| 1976 | Leslie Fowler (R) | Heath (D) | 9.8 |
| 1972 | Leslie Fowler (R) | Ruth A. Correll (D) | 16.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Leslie Fowler (R) | Jack Kerner (D) | 29.0 |
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 23
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 23's area in each.
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+21.8 | No race | No race | R+13.1 |
| U.S. Senate | R+20.3 | No race | R+19.7 | No race |
| Governor | No race | R+17.9 | 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 23.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Higher than 74% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Less dense than 68% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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45% college gradsR+17.9Held R
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