2008Final results
2008 election for Colorado Senate District 17
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Brandon C. Shaffer (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Katie Witt (R) by 23.7 points.
Brandon C. ShafferDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%43,054
Katie WittRepublican
38.1%26,544
69,598 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET