Colorado State Senate District 9

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28

Terri CarverRepublican

No published poll names both candidates.The last winner we have no longer holds this seat, so that result isn't shown.

William Delano Moses IIIDemocratic

Last election: Paul Lundeen (Republican) won by 27.2 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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The current holder, Lynda Zamora Wilson, is not on the candidate list.

Terri CarverRepublican
William Delano Moses IIIDemocratic

Source: coloradosos.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 15

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 80,668
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPaul LundeenWon(incumbent)	Republican	50,26662.3%	62.3%
DemocraticArik Dougherty	Democratic	28,32735.1%	35.1%
LibertarianSteve Darnell	Libertarian	2,0752.6%	2.6%

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPaul LundeenWon	Republican	61,34170.3%	70.3%
DemocraticGil Armendariz	Democratic	25,89229.7%	29.7%

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKent LambertWon(incumbent)	Republican	53,867100.0%	100.0%

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKent LambertWon	Republican	42,316100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,540
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDavid SchultheisWon	Republican	31,94468.6%	68.6%
DemocraticKeely Marrs	Democratic	14,59631.4%	31.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,796
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDouglas L. LambornWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,13982.8%	82.8%
LibertarianJessica Wheeler	Libertarian	6,65717.2%	17.2%

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDouglas L. LambornWon	Republican	36,759100.0%	100.0%

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles DukeWon	Republican	24,48166.8%	66.8%
DemocraticBen Glidden	Democratic	12,17433.2%	33.2%

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMichael C. BirdWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,885100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,102
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMichael C. BirdWon	Republican	26,36277.3%	77.3%
DemocraticC. T. Sandford	Democratic	7,74022.7%	22.7%

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoel HefleyWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,752100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,079
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoel HefleyWon	Republican	12,33664.7%	64.7%
DemocraticWilliam J. Comer(incumbent)	Democratic	6,74335.3%	35.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,594
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam J. ComerWon	Democratic	8,93650.8%	50.8%
RepublicanJames R. Ross	Republican	8,65849.2%	49.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,587
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1968 to 1971)

Colorado Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl M. WilliamsWon	Republican	11,95655.4%	55.4%
DemocraticDaniel Grove	Democratic	9,63144.6%	44.6%

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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Election Wrld. (2026). Colorado State Senate District 9, election results 1968 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/co/senate/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; 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)Data as of Oct 28, 2026