[1] Voters in 17 out of the 35 districts of the Colorado Senate elected their representative for a four-year term.

[3] Despite winning a majority of the votes cast, the Republican Party only won 6 of the 17 seats up for election.

In August 2022, Republican Sen. Kevin Priola announced he was changing his party affiliation to Democratic.

[4] Therefore, for Democrats to lose their absolute majority in the Senate in this election, Republicans and other parties needed to gain at least four more seats.

Under the laws for the state Senate, for terms to be considered non-consecutive, there needs to be a gap of at least four years between them.