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Colorado › Colorado State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Colorado State Senate District 7
Janice Rich has no major-party opponent.
Janice Rich has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Janice Rich
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+26: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 167,067
- People per km²
- 18
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 32%
- White, no degree
- 54%of adults
- White 79%
- Hispanic 15%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
93,180 two-party votes · R+25.4 · R+23.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)62.7%
Kamala Harris (D)37.3%
2022
75,216 votes · R+40.1✓ Janice Rich (R)70.1%
David C Stahlke (D)29.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
92,119 two-party votes · R+29.1 · R+33.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)64.6%
Joe Biden (D)35.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
66,532 votes · R+27.2✓ Ray Scott (R)63.6%
Chris Kennedy (D)36.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
74,602 two-party votes · R+39.7 · R+41.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)30.2%
2014 Earlier district lines
56,086 votes · R+41.1✓ Ray Scott (R)70.6%
Claudette J Konola (D)29.4%