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2002Final results

2002 election for Colorado Senate District 2

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Kenneth Kester (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Daniel B. Slater (D) by 17.8 points.

Kenneth KesterRepublican · winner
57.3%23,962
39.6%16,545
James G. HealeyLibertarian
3.1%1,277
41,784 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

EvenD+2.51994R+18.41998R+17.82002R+21.62006R+16.52010R+30.62018

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

The candidates

Kenneth Kester (R)Daniel B. Slater (D)

Also on the ballot: James G. Healey (Libertarian), 3.1%