2000Final results
2000 election for Colorado Senate District 23
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Ken Arnold (R) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Michael C. Massarotti (D) by 0.8 points.
Ken ArnoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
48.8%22,059
Michael C. MassarottiDemocrat
48.0%21,718
Steven E. LechnerLibertarian
3.2%1,443
45,220 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