| State: | Colorado |
| District: | 26 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Jeff Bridges |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Greenwood Village |
| Democratic: | 33.3 |
| Republican: | 25.1 |
| Npp: | 39.8 |
| Percent White: | 70 |
| Percent Black: | 8 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 15 |
| Percent Asian: | 4 |
| Percent Other Race: | 3 |
| Population: | 161,747[1] |
| Population Year: | 2018 |
| Registered: | 113,956[2] |
Colorado's 26th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jeff Bridges since 2019, following the resignation of fellow Democrat Daniel Kagan.[3] [4]
District 26 covers many of Denver's immediate southern suburbs in Arapahoe County, including Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Greenwood Village, Sheridan, Columbine Valley, most of Littleton, and a small part of western Aurora.[5]
The district is split between Colorado's 1st and 6th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 3rd, 38th, 40th, and 41st districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6]
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 26th district holds elections in presidential years.
In December 2018, Senator Daniel Kagan announced he would resign following odd allegations that he had repeatedly used a women's bathroom in the state capitol.[7] State Rep. Jeff Bridges was appointed to replace him in January 2019 and won a full term in 2020.[8]
| Year | Office | Results[9] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 62.9 – 34.3% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Polis 58.5 – 38.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 54.1 – 37.1% | |
| 2014 | Senate | Udall 49.3 – 45.5% | |
| Governor | Hickenlooper 54.3 – 41.8% | ||
| 2012 | President | Obama 53.4 – 44.3% |