1996Final results
1996 election for Colorado Senate District 17
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Terry L. Phillips (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Drew Clark (R) by 2.7 points.
Terry L. PhillipsDemocrat · winner
51.4%23,875
Drew ClarkRepublican
48.6%22,610
46,485 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET