| State: | Colorado |
| District: | 3 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Nick Hinrichsen |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Pueblo |
| Democratic: | 40.2 |
| Republican: | 23.8 |
| Npp: | 34.4 |
| Percent White: | 49 |
| Percent Black: | 2 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 45 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Native American: | 1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 2 |
| Population: | 145,789[1] |
| Population Year: | 2018 |
| Registered: | 100,093[2] |
Colorado's 3rd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Nick Hinrichsen since 2022, following the resignation of Leroy Garcia.[3] [4]
District 3 is based in the city of Pueblo in Pueblo County, also covering the nearby community of Pueblo West.[5]
The district is located entirely within Colorado's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 46th, 47th, and 62nd districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6]
Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 3rd district holds elections in midterm years. The 2022 election will be the first one held under the state's new district lines.
In 2013, an attempt to recall incumbent Democrat Angela Giron over her support for gun control legislation was successful, resulting in the election of Republican George Rivera.
| Year | Office | Results[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 52.0 – 45.4% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Polis 53.1 – 41.9% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 48.0 – 43.6% | |
| 2014 | Senate | Udall 48.9 – 44.0% | |
| Governor | Hickenlooper 52.0 – 42.5% | ||
| 2012 | President | Obama 58.3 – 39.4% |