| Colorado's 17th State Senate district | |||
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.png) From 2022 onward.png) From 2012 to 2022 | |||
| Senator |
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| Registration | 32.2% Democratic 14.9% Republican 50.8% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 74% White 1% Black 19% Hispanic 4% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 154,731[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 116,913[2] | ||
Colorado's 17th Senate district is one of 35 districts in theColorado Senate. It was previously represented byDemocratSonya Jaquez Lewis from 2021 until her resignation in 2025.[3][4]Katie Wallace was selected to represent the district by vacancy committee in March 2025.[5]
District 17 is based in easternBoulder County, southwesternWeld County, and northwesternBroomfield County, coveringLafayette,Longmont, andErie.[6]
The district is predominantly located in Colorado's2nd congressional district, extends into a portion of the7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 11th, 12th, 19th and 49th districts of theColorado House of Representatives.[7]
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 17th district holds elections in presidential years.
In 2018, SenatorMatt Jones was elected to the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners, and then-State Rep.Mike Foote was chosen to replace him in the Senate.[8] Foote chose not to seek a full term in2020, however, and his successor in the State House,Sonya Jaquez Lewis, ran instead.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sonya Jaquez Lewis | 65,226 | 67.9 | |
| Republican | Matthew Menza | 30,848 | 32.1 | |
| Total votes | 96,093 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Jones (incumbent) | 57,649 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 57,649 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Jones | 45,426 | 62.0 | |
| Republican | Charlie Plagainos | 23,983 | 32.7 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Bray | 3,848 | 5.3 | |
| Total votes | 73,257 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results[13] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 71.2 – 26.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Polis 68.2 – 28.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.1 – 29.2% |
| 2014 | Senate | Udall 59.2 – 35.6% |
| Governor | Hickenlooper 60.3 – 34.4% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 62.3 – 35.3% |