Colorado State Senate District 7

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Janice Rich Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Janice RichRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Janice Rich (Republican) won by 40.2 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Janice RichIncumbentRepublican

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 75,216
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJanice RichWon	Republican	52,69670.1%	70.1%
DemocraticDavid C. Stahlke	Democratic	22,52029.9%	29.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 66,532
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRay ScottWon(incumbent)	Republican	42,32763.6%	63.6%
DemocraticChris Kennedy	Democratic	24,20536.4%	36.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 56,086
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRay ScottWon	Republican	39,58070.6%	70.6%
DemocraticClaudette J. Konola	Democratic	16,50629.4%	29.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 55,703
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteve KingWon	Republican	37,53367.4%	67.4%
DemocraticClaudette J. Konola	Democratic	15,98028.7%	28.7%
LibertarianGilbert R. Fuller	Libertarian	2,1903.9%	3.9%

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJosh PenryWon	Republican	32,96269.7%	69.7%
DemocraticDana Barker	Democratic	14,33030.3%	30.3%

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRonald J. TeckWon(incumbent)	Republican	28,948100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,652
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRonald J. TeckWon	Republican	21,73354.8%	54.8%
DemocraticPete Hautziner	Democratic	17,91945.2%	45.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,983
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTillman BishopWon(incumbent)	Republican	25,96772.2%	72.2%
DemocraticJohn Moore	Democratic	10,01627.8%	27.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,585
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTillman BishopWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,22857.7%	57.7%
DemocraticJohn Moore	Democratic	13,35742.3%	42.3%

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTillman BishopWon(incumbent)	Republican	25,981100.0%	100.0%

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTillman BishopWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,687100.0%	100.0%

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCliff DodgeWon	Republican	22,68366.0%	66.0%
DemocraticRuth McCoy Hahn	Democratic	11,66034.0%	34.0%

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRobert S. WhamWon	Republican	20,19056.0%	56.0%
DemocraticHoyt	Democratic	15,88644.0%	44.0%

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoe ShoemakerWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,101100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,969
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1968 to 1971)

Colorado Senate District 7, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn R. BerminghamWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,98661.9%	61.9%
DemocraticYale Huffman	Democratic	7,98338.1%	38.1%

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

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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; 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.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026