Colorado’s thirty-fifth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Larry Crowder.

Colorado state senators represent an average of 143,691 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 122,893 residents.

About the office

Members of the Colorado State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits. Colorado legislators assume office on first day of the first legislative session following the election.

Qualifications

Article 5, Section 4 of the Colorado Constitution states: "No person shall be a representative or senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, who shall not be a citizen of the United States, who shall not for at least twelve months next preceding his election, have resided within the territory included in the limits of the county or district in which he shall be chosen; provided, that any person who at the time of the adoption of this constitution, was a qualified elector under the territorial laws, shall be eligible to the first general assembly."

Salaries

Term limits

Voters enacted the Colorado Term Limits Act in 1990. That initiative said that Colorado senators are subject to term limits of no more than two four-year terms.

Vacancies

In the event of any vacancy in the senate, the political party that holds the vacant seat is responsible for deciding a replacement. A vacancy committee consisting of members of the political party holding the vacant seat must conduct an election when deciding an appointee. A simple majority vote of members in the vacancy committee is needed to approve any appointment. The person selected to fill the vacancy serves until the next scheduled general election.

2016 pivot county

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Colorado State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline is March 17, 2020.

2016

Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.

Incumbent Larry Crowder defeated Jim Casias and William Bartley in the Colorado State Senate District 35 general election.

Colorado State Senate, District 35 General Election, 2016

Jim Casias ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 35 Democratic primary.
Incumbent Larry Crowder ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 35 Republican primary.

2012

Elections for the Colorado State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 26, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 2, 2012. Larry Crowder defeated Crestina Martinez (D) and William Bartley (L) in the general election. The candidates ran unopposed in the June 26 primary elections.

Colorado State Senate, District 35, General Election, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Colorado State Senate District 35 raised a total of $892,529. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $55,783 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado State Senate District 35