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Colorado Senate District 35

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Rod Pelton won re-election by 88.7 points over Travis Star Nelson.

Staggered Senate

Rod PeltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
92.8%56,474
Travis Star NelsonIndependent
4.1%2,466
Richard GrafLibertarian
3.1%1,915
60,855 votes

Source: Colorado Secretary of State unofficial results; race call: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+48.62022 SenateR+44.52024 Pres.

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Travis Star NelsonRod Pelton
$4.4K
Raised by the campaign
$29.9K
$4.2K
Spent by the campaign
$19.3K

Other candidates' campaigns: Duane Gurule $2.6K.

Campaign money: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 28, 2026; Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 23, 2026.

Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) campaign filingsUpdated Aug 24, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Duane Gurule
<1%
Rod Pelton
>99%
Projected margin
R+33.8
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Rod Pelton (R)
Incumbent, Colorado State Senate, first elected 2022Travis Star Nelson (I)

Also on the ballot: Richard Graf (Libertarian), 3.1%