Colorado State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Colorado Senate District 29
A district of about 162,000 people, 29% Hispanic, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+29.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Janet Buckner (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
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 1970. 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 | Janet Buckner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Rhonda Fields (D) | Michele Poague (I) | 37.3 |
| 2016 | Rhonda Fields (D) | Sebastian Chunn (R) | 14.9 |
| 2012 | Morgan Carroll (D) | William D. Ross II (R) | 22.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Morgan Carroll (D) | Suzanne Andrews (R) | 38.0 |
| 2004 | Bob Hagedorn (D) | Mike Martin (R) | 26.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Bob Hagedorn (D) | Debbie Allen (R) | 10.6 |
| 1996 | Frank Weddig (D) | Ingrid Lindemann (R) | 1.2 |
| 1992 | Steve Ruddick (D) | David R. Rowberry (R) | 27.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Richard F. Mutzebaugh (R) | Mike Robinson (D) | 17.4 |
| 1986 | Joe Winkler (R) | Kenneth Gammon (D) | 34.2 |
| 1982 | Joe Winkler (R) | Sam Troup (D) | 32.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | James D. Beatty (R) | John Gascoyne (D) | 20.0 |
| 1976 | L. Duane Woodard (R) | Rex Davis (D) | 9.7 |
| 1972 | G. H. Brown (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Kenneth Kinnie (R) | James Patrick Smith (D) | 24.6 |
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 29
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29's area in each.
- U.S. House
- CO-6 100%
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+24.7 | No race | No race | D+27.0 |
| U.S. Senate | D+25.3 | No race | D+31.0 | No race |
| Governor | No race | D+30.2 | 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 29.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Higher than 71% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Denser than 97% 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 2841% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+29.1Not up in 2026District 26
55% college gradsD+32.0Not up in 2026District 11
30% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+5.3CountingDistrict 32
30% Hispanic · 50% college gradsD+50.1Held 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