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Colorado, State Senate, District 11

Colorado State Senate District 11
Current incumbentPete Lee Democratic Party

Colorado’s eleventh state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Pete Lee.

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

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$40,242/year85 percent of federal per diem for members living outside Denver; $45/day for members who live 50 or fewer miles from the capitol. Set by the legislature.

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.

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.

2018

General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 11

Pete Lee (D) defeated Pat McIntire (R) in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Pete Lee (D)
62.0
28,015

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Pat McIntire (R)
38.0
17,200

Total votes: 45,215
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 11

Pete Lee advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 11 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Pete Lee (D)
100
10,499

Total votes: 10,499
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 11

Pat McIntire advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 11 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Pat McIntire (R)
100
7,580

Total votes: 7,580

2014

Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Michael Merrifield was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Bernie Herpin was unopposed in the Republican primary. Merrifield defeated Herpin and Norman Dawson (L) in the general election.

Colorado State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Merrifield 52.2% 18,815
Republican Bernie Herpin Incumbent 41.5% 14,978
Libertarian Norman Dawson 6.3% 2,282
Total Votes 36,075

2013

Herpin won election for Colorado State Senate District 11 in the recall election against incumbent Sen. John Morse. He was selected by local Republican leaders on July 9. The election took pace on September 10.

Shall John Morse be recalled from the office of State Senate, District 11?

ResultVotesPercentage
Yes check.svg Recall9,09450.96%
Retain8,75149.04%

Candidates nominated to succeed John Morse should he be recalled:

ResultVotesPercentage
Yes check.svgBernie Herpin (R) 8,895 83.2%
Red x.svgWrite-in 1,796 16.8%

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Colorado State Senate District 11 raised a total of $1,516,493. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $116,653 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado State Senate District 11

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $281,940 3 $93,980
2012 $5,450 1 $5,450
2010 $278,577 2 $139,289
2008 $14,995 1 $14,995
2006 $181,702 2 $90,851
2004 $18,407 1 $18,407
2002 $735,422 3 $245,141
Total $1,516,493 13 $116,653