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Current Member
Name: Kenneth Kester (R)
Current Term: 2006 to 2010
Phone: 303-866-4877
Email: electkenkester@hotmail.com
State Website: http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/senate/members/sen02.htm
Campaign/Personal Website: http://kesterforsenate.com/

Election 2010 Candidates
Republican Kevin Grantham ( http://www.granthamforsenate.com/ ) - Campaign Finance @ Colorado Sec. of State

Republican Matt Heimerich ( http://matt4senate.com/ ) - Campaign Finance @ Colorado Sec. of State

Democrat Gloria Stultz ( ) - Campaign Finance @ Colorado Sec. of State


District Information - Boundary Data (KML Format for Google Earth)

Demographics By Party   All Years   Show/Hide  
Month/Year Republican (%) Democrat (%) Unaffiliated (%) 3rd Party Total Voters
11/2000 27176 (36.9) 27576 (37.5) 18735 (25.4) 131 73618
11/2004 28768 (37.8) 28456 (37.4) 18915 (24.8) 157 76139
11/2005 27713 (38) 26704 (36.6) 18303 (25.1) 164 72884
11/2006 28392 (38) 27117 (36.3) 19063 (25.5) 195 74767
11/2007 27511 (37.5) 26015 (35.5) 19643 (26.8) 213 73382
11/2008 28922 (37) 27536 (35.2) 21454 (27.4) 298 78210
11/2009 28880 (36.7) 27380 (34.8) 22108 (28.1) 333 78701
5/2010 29050 (36.8) 27172 (34.4) 22404 (28.4) 349 78975

District 2 is most of southeast Colorado, minus the City of Pueblo. A majority of the population resides in Fremont, Otero, and the rest of Pueblo County. The portion of Pueblo County in this district is largely agricultural, with the major exception of the Pueblo Ordinance Depot for the U.S. Army. Fremont County is the prison capitol of the world, home of the Supermax prison and 12 other prisons, making it one of the main sources of employment in the area. Fremont County houses the prisons in the state, and is a tourist destination for adventure seekers. It boast the Royal Gorge Route Train and the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park along with Whitewater rafting and a kayak park. Otero County is a fertile region for agriculture, with towns situated along the three railroad lines that run through the county. Custer County crew from the silver boom in the later 1800s, and later hit when the price plummeted. Las Animas, Bent, Huerfano and Baca Counties are mainly agricultural countries now and were in the past, with railroads dictating where towns were located in the Eastern Plains.


Vote Results

State Senate 2 - Individual Race   2006   Show/Hide  
County Candidate Party Votes Winner    
Baca Michael R. Griego (D) 428    
Baca Kenneth Kester (R) 1432 X    
Bent Michael R. Griego (D) 537    
Bent Kenneth Kester (R) 1039 X    
Crowley Michael R. Griego (D) 385    
Crowley Kenneth Kester (R) 844 X    
Custer Michael R. Griego (D) 603    
Custer Kenneth Kester (R) 1211 X    
Fremont Michael R. Griego (D) 4594    
Fremont Kenneth Kester (R) 9099 X    
Huerfano Michael R. Griego (D) 1542    
Huerfano Kenneth Kester (R) 1294 X    
Las Animas Michael R. Griego (D) 2646    
Las Animas Kenneth Kester (R) 2138 X    
Otero Michael R. Griego (D) 2084    
Otero Kenneth Kester (R) 4036 X    
Pueblo Michael R. Griego (D) 3255    
Pueblo Kenneth Kester (R) 3853 X    
District Total
Michael R. Griego (D) 16074    
Kenneth Kester (R) 24946 X    

State Senate 2 - Individual Race   2002   Show/Hide  
County Candidate Party Votes Winner    
Baca Daniel B. Slater (D) 512    
Baca James G. Healey (LIB) 37    
Baca Ken Kester (R) 1595 X    
Bent Daniel B. Slater (D) 655    
Bent James G. Healey (LIB) 44    
Bent Ken Kester (R) 1241 X    
Crowley Daniel B. Slater (D) 379    
Crowley James G. Healey (LIB) 28    
Crowley Ken Kester (R) 886 X    
Custer Daniel B. Slater (D) 520    
Custer James G. Healey (LIB) 62    
Custer Ken Kester (R) 1318 X    
Fremont Daniel B. Slater (D) 5111    
Fremont James G. Healey (LIB) 470    
Fremont Ken Kester (R) 8281 X    
Huerfano Daniel B. Slater (D) 1385    
Huerfano James G. Healey (LIB) 114    
Huerfano Ken Kester (R) 1240 X    
Las Animas Daniel B. Slater (D) 2635    
Las Animas James G. Healey (LIB) 278    
Las Animas Ken Kester (R) 2178 X    
Otero Daniel B. Slater (D) 2233    
Otero James G. Healey (LIB) 77    
Otero Ken Kester (R) 3816 X    
Pueblo Daniel B. Slater (D) 3115    
Pueblo James G. Healey (LIB) 167    
Pueblo Ken Kester (R) 3407 X    
District Total
Daniel B. Slater (D) 16545    
James G. Healey (LIB) 1277    
Ken Kester (R) 23962 X