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Colorado, State Senate, District 16

Colorado State Senate District 16
Current incumbentTammy Story Democratic Party

Colorado’s sixteenth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Tammy Story.

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 16

Tammy Story (D) defeated incumbent Tim Neville (R) and James Gilman (L) in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tammy Story (D)
55.7
47,403

Tim Neville (R)
41.3
35,154

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James Gilman (L)
3.0
2,597

Total votes: 85,154
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 16

Tammy Story advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 16 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tammy Story (D)
100
18,424

Total votes: 18,424
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 16

Incumbent Tim Neville advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 16 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tim Neville (R)
100
12,996

Total votes: 12,996

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. Incumbent Jeanne Nicholson was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Tim Neville was unopposed in the Republican primary. Nicholson was defeated by Neville in the general election. As of November 10, unofficial results put Neville ahead of Nicholson by 2,042 votes with all four counties reported.

Colorado State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Neville 51.4% 35,631
Democratic Jeanne Nicholson Incumbent 48.6% 33,734
Total Votes 69,365

2010

Elections for the Colorado State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 10, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 27, 2010. Jeanne Nicholson defeated Timothy J. Leonard (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in the August 10 primary election.

Colorado State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJeanne Nicholson 50.5% 30,882
Republican Timothy J. Leonard 49.5% 30,224
Total Votes 61,106

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Colorado State Senate District 16 raised a total of $1,745,995. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $124,714 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado State Senate District 16

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $408,117 2 $204,059
2012 $16,488 1 $16,488
2010 $240,476 2 $120,238
2008 $186,199 2 $93,100
2006 $190,448 4 $47,612
2004 $6,172 1 $6,172
2002 $698,095 2 $349,048
Total $1,745,995 14 $124,714