Colorado's 8th Senate district


Colorado's 8th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bob Rankin since 2019, following his appointment to succeed fellow Republican Randy Baumgardner.

Geography

District 8 is based in the mountain and plains towns of the upper Western Slope, covering all of Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Moffatt, Rio Blanco, Routt, and Summit Counties. Communities in the district include Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Carbondale, New Castle, Silt, Parachute, Battlement Mesa, No Name, Meeker, Rangely, Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Walden, Fraser, Granby, Kremmling, Breckenridge, Frisco, Silverthorne, and Keystone.
The district overlaps with Colorado's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 13th, 26th, 57th, and 61st districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.

Recent election results

Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 8th district holds elections in presidential years.

2020

2016

2012

Federal and statewide results in District 8