Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Review Articles: Colorado Congressional Seats
December 6, 2012
By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
DENVER, Colorado: Colorado had seven U.S. House seats on the ballot in 2012. Seven total incumbents sought re-election on November 6, 2012, and all seven won their races. None of the races were particularly competitive. Here are the candidates who won election from Colorado.
| District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| 1st |  Diana DeGette Danny Stroud Frank Atwood Gary Swing Thomas Henry Juniel |
Diana DeGette | Diana DeGette |
No |
| 2nd | Jared Polis Kevin Lundberg Randy Luallin Susan Hall |
Jared Polis | Jared Polis |
No |
| 3rd | Sal Pace Scott Tipton Gregory Gilman Tisha Casida Morgan West Jaime McMillan |
Scott Tipton | Scott Tipton |
No |
| 4th | Brandon Shaffer Cory Gardner Josh Gilliland Doug Aden |
Cory Gardner | Cory Gardner |
No |
| 5th | Doug Lamborn George Allen Cantrell (write-in) Jim Pirtle Dave Anderson Kenneth R. Harvell Misha Luzov |
Doug Lamborn | Doug Lamborn |
No |
| 6th | Joe Miklosi Mike Coffman Patrick Provost Kathy Polhemus |
Mike Coffman | Mike Coffman |
No |
| 7th | Ed Perlmutter Joe Coors, Jr. Buck Bailey Douglas Campbell |
Ed Perlmutter | Ed Perlmutter |
No |
| Members of the U.S. House from Colorado -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Republican Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
National picture
Both chambers of the United States Congress remain split after the November 6, 2012 election. Democrats increased their majority in the U.S. Senate while cutting into the Republicans majority in the U.S. House. Of the 435 candidates who won election to the U.S. House, 85 of them were challengers, which represents 19.5 percent of U.S. House members. Of those 85, 50 are Democratic and 35 are Republican. A total of 27 incumbents were defeated -- 10 Democratic and 17 Republican.
| 2012 United States House General Election Results | |||||
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| Party | Total Winners | Incumbent Winners | Defeated Incumbents | Incumbent Re-Election Rate** | Non-Incumbent Winners |
| Democratic | 201 | 151 | 10 | 93.8% | 50 |
| Republican | 234 | 198 | 17 | 92.1% | 35 |
| TOTALS | 435 | 349 | 27 | 92.8% | 85 |
| **Note: The incumbent re-election rate is calculated by dividing the total incumbents winners by the total incumbents who appeared on the general election ballot. | |||||
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See also
- Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
- November 6, 2012 election results
- United States Congressional election results, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2012
- Colorado's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
- Colorado's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Colorado's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Colorado's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Colorado's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Colorado's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Colorado's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Colorado elections, 2012
- National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections
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