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2002Final results

2002 election for Colorado Senate District 1

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Mark D. Hillman (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Benner (D) by 49.2 points.

Mark D. HillmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.4%30,112
Mark BennerDemocrat
24.2%9,941
Jayne BassLibertarian
2.3%956
41,009 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+12.11986R+55.11990R+25.71998R+49.22002R+42.82006R+54.92010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Mark D. Hillman (R)Mark Benner (D)

Also on the ballot: Jayne Bass (Libertarian), 2.3%