Adrienne Benavidez, a former state representative, picked to fill vacant Colorado Senate seat

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 393

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Adrienne Benavidez, a former Colorado representative, will replace Dafna Michaelson Jenet in the Colorado Senate, a group of Democrats from Senate District 21 decided Thursday night.

Benavidez won on the first round of voting with 52.6% of the vote, beating out six other candidates during the vacancy committee election. There were 39 of 48 vacancy committee members in attendance at the start of the meeting.

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