1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Colorado State Senate election results, district by district
Every Colorado State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 15 · R 20
Races19
Changed party3
Unopposed32%6 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 9 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-4 | Ken Chlouber (R) | 4.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-8 | David E. Wattenberg (R) | 34.1 | |
| SD-10 | Ray Powers (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Mary Ann Tebedo (R) | 11.4 | |
| SD-14 | Peggy Reeves (D) | 24.0 | Flipped |
| SD-17 | Terry L. Phillips (D) | 2.7 | |
| SD-18 | Dorothy Rupert (D) | 44.1 | |
| SD-19 | Jim Congrove (R) | 10.1 | |
| SD-21 | Michael F. Feeley (D) | 4.6 | |
| SD-23 | Ken Arnold (R) | 7.3 | Flipped |
| SD-25 | Bob Martinez (D) | 10.2 | |
| SD-26 | Tom Blickensderfer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Mike Coffman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Elsie Lacy (R) | 14.9 | |
| SD-29 | Frank Weddig (D) | 1.2 | |
| SD-31 | Doug Linkhart (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Gloria G. Tanner (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Robert M. Hernandez (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Dottie Wham (R) | 29.3 |
Colorado State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner