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2006Final results

2006 election for Colorado Senate District 16

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Joan Fitzgerald (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Marty Neilson (R) by 21.9 points.

Joan FitzgeraldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%34,433
Marty NeilsonRepublican
37.9%21,832
Tim LeonardConstitution
2.3%1,343
57,608 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+15.51982R+32.81986D+4.82002D+21.92006D+18.12008 specialD+1.12010

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

The candidates

Joan Fitzgerald (D)Marty Neilson (R)

Also on the ballot: Tim Leonard (Constitution), 2.3%