2000Final results
2000 election for Colorado Senate District 18
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Ron Tupa (D) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Steven M. Hatfield (R) by 50.3 points.
Ron TupaDemocrat · winner
72.2%35,241
Steven M. HatfieldRepublican
21.9%10,703
Mark H. NikkelLibertarian
3.3%1,615
YouNatural Law
2.6%1,259
48,818 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Ron Tupa (D)Steven M. Hatfield (R)
Also on the ballot: Mark H. Nikkel (Libertarian), 3.3%; You (Natural Law), 2.6%