Colorado State House District 9
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Emily Sirota Democratic (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28
Tom CowhickRepublicanMonica VanBuskirkDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Emily Sirota (D) 74.5, Tom Cowhick (R) 25.5
- Last election
- Emily Sirota (Democratic) won by 49.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: CowhickRight column: VanBuskirk
- Races
- Won 0 of 2
- None listed
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Rep. Emily Sirota is running for Colorado State Senate District 32.
- Tom CowhickRepublican
- Monica VanBuskirkDemocratic
Source: coloradosos.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 15
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 39,638
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEmily SirotaWon Democratic 29,53074.5% RepublicanTom Cowhick Republican 10,10825.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,727
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEmily SirotaWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,92576.9% RepublicanTom Cowhick Republican 7,80223.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,870
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEmily SirotaWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,05969.9% RepublicanLarry L. Braig Republican 12,43827.1% OtherWes Pinchot Other 1,3733.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,931
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEmily SirotaWon Democratic 27,26571.9% RepublicanBob Lane Republican 10,66628.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,037
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul RosenthalWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,70965.9% RepublicanPaul Stevens Martin Republican 13,32834.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,848
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul RosenthalWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,96862.3% RepublicanCeleste R. Gamache Republican 10,88037.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,360
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul RosenthalWon Democratic 23,26164.0% RepublicanCeleste R. Gamache Republican 13,09936.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,093
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe MiklosiWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,20561.5% RepublicanRobert J. Lane Republican 8,88838.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,637
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe MiklosiWon Democratic 19,72266.5% RepublicanJames Landauer Republican 9,91533.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,210
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlice BorodkinWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,210100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,691
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlice BorodkinWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,25560.9% RepublicanJerry B. Wheeler Republican 10,43639.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,538
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlice BorodkinWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,35450.4% RepublicanBruce Holland Republican 9,70547.3% LibertarianJulie Marble Libertarian 4792.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,258
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAndrew RomanoffWon Democratic 14,68760.5% RepublicanEldon Strong Republican 8,75936.1% LibertarianDawn Readermccreery Libertarian 8123.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,619
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKen GordonWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,12963.7% RepublicanDoug Anderson Republican 7,49036.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,872
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKen GordonWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,86160.6% RepublicanChris Yeanos Republican 9,01139.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,800
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKen GordonWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,68559.0% RepublicanSue Miller Republican 8,11541.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,507
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKen GordonWon Democratic 15,87157.7% RepublicanDick Bettiger Republican 11,63642.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,496
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPat GrantWon(incumbent) Republican 9,53965.8% DemocraticCharles Gatto Democratic 4,95734.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,387
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPat GrantWon(incumbent) Republican 11,36355.7% DemocraticBill Rhodes Democratic 9,02444.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,025
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPat GrantWon(incumbent) Republican 10,025100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,867
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPat GrantWon Republican 12,34756.5% DemocraticMike Johnson Democratic 9,52043.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,444
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRuth E. PrendergastWon(incumbent) Republican 9,25550.2% DemocraticNorma Edelman Democratic 9,18949.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,567
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura DeherreraWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,567100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,683
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura DeherreraWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,683100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,488
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura DeherreraWon Democratic 5,488100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,602
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward M. BendelowWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,08880.1% RepublicanBilly G. Keen Republican 1,51419.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,573
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward M. BendelowWon Democratic 5,18360.5% IndependentRobert Crider Independent 1,80421.0% OtherJoe R. Gonzales Other 1,58618.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,428
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul L. HamiltonWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,428100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,874
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Colorado House of Representatives District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul L. HamiltonWon Democratic 3,874100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Colorado State House District 9, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/co/house/9. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:co/sldl:9
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026