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2004Final results

2004 election for Colorado Senate District 35

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Ken Gordon (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Ronald B. Olson (R) by 29.3 points.

Ken GordonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%34,272
Ronald B. OlsonRepublican
33.4%18,258
Kathleen PierceLibertarian
3.8%2,072
54,602 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+18.61992R+29.31996D+11.02000D+29.32004D+36.12008R+2.42012

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

The candidates

Ken Gordon (D)Ronald B. Olson (R)

Also on the ballot: Kathleen Pierce (Libertarian), 3.8%