2010Final resultsSpecial election
2010 special election for Colorado Senate District 31
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
M. Patrick Steadman (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Doug Smith (R) by 40.3 points.
M. Patrick SteadmanDemocrat · winner
67.6%22,608
Doug SmithRepublican
27.3%9,127
Clifton PowellOther party
5.1%1,697
33,432 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 2010
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)