2010Final results
2010 election for Colorado Senate District 5
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Gail Schwartz (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Rankin (R) by 2.1 points.
Gail SchwartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.1%26,355
Bob RankinRepublican
48.9%25,269
51,624 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET