Colorado 2012 legislative election results
The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Colorado.
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Colorado State Senate Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Colorado State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Colorado State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:
| Colorado State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 20 | 19 | |
| Republican Party | 15 | 16 | |
| Total | 35 | 35 | |
What You'll See on This Page
This page displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 6
- Newly elected senators
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State Senate Overview:
- A total of 16 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.
Incumbents
Incumbents who ran on November 6
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:
New State Senators and General Election Winners
Newly elected senators
The following list displays newly-elected members of the Colorado State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Colorado State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
No candidates were added to this category.
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
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Colorado State House Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Colorado House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:
| Colorado House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 32 | 37 | |
| Republican Party | 33 | 28 | |
| Total | 65 | 65 | |
What You'll See on This Page
This page displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 6
- Newly elected representatives
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State House Overview
- All 65 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.
Incumbency Analysis
Incumbents who ran on November 6
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:
- Jeanne Labuda
- Mark Ferrandino
- Daniel Kagan
- Dan Pabon
- Crisanta Duran
- Lois Court
- Angela Williams (Colorado)
- Beth McCann
- Dickey Hullinghorst
- Claire Levy
- Janak Joshi
- Mark Waller (Colorado)
- Mark H. Barker
- Pete Lee
- Amy Stephens
- Bob Gardner
- Max Tyler
- Sue Schafer
- Cheri Gerou
- Libby Szabo
- Robert Ramirez (Colorado)
- Kevin Priola
- Cherylin Peniston
- Su Ryden
- Spencer Swalm
- Kathleen Conti
- Rhonda Fields
- Frank McNulty
- Carole Murray
- Brian DelGrosso
- Randy Fischer
- Ray Scott
- J. Paul Brown
- Edward Vigil
- Jerry Sonnenberg
- Cindy Acree
- Millie Hamner
- Dave Young (Colorado Treasurer)
- Jonathan Singer
- Don Coram
New Representatives and General Election Winners
Newly elected representatives
The following lists the newly-elected members of the Colorado House of Representatives:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following lists all candidates elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2012:
Democratic
- Jeanne Labuda
- Mark Ferrandino
- Daniel Kagan
- Dan Pabon
- Crisanta Duran
- Lois Court
- Angela Williams (Colorado)
- Beth McCann
- Dickey Hullinghorst
- Claire Levy
- Pete Lee
- Max Tyler
- Sue Schafer
- Kevin Priola
- Dianne Primavera
- Cherylin Peniston
- Su Ryden
- Rhonda Fields
- Randy Fischer
- Edward Vigil
- Millie Hamner
- Dave Young (Colorado Treasurer)
- Jonathan Singer
- Mike Foote
- Thomas Exum Sr.
- Diane Mitsch Bush
- Tracy Kraft-Tharp
- Jenise May
- Dominick Moreno
- Steve Lebsock
- John Buckner
- Jovan Melton
- Leroy Garcia Jr.
- Joann Ginal
- Michael McLachlan (Colorado)
- Joseph Salazar
Republican
- Robert Rankin
- Janak Joshi
- Mark Waller (Colorado)
- Amy Stephens
- Bob Gardner
- Cheri Gerou
- Libby Szabo
- Kevin Priola
- Spencer Swalm
- Kathleen Conti
- Frank McNulty
- Carole Murray
- Brian DelGrosso
- Ray Scott
- Jerry Sonnenberg
- Dan Nordberg
- Lois Landgraf
- Clarice Navarro-Ratzlaff
- Stephen Humphrey
- Perry Buck
- Jared Wright
- James Wilson (Colorado)
- Lori Saine
- Timothy Dore
- Justin Everett
- Polly Lawrence
- Don Coram
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
- Jack J. Woehr
- John Kidd, Jr.
- David Rawe
- Michael Edstrom
- Barry Forest Pace
- Timothy Shawn Biolchini
- Amy Fedde
- Sean Halstead
- Robert Petrowsky
- Thomas O'Dell
- G. T. "Bud" Martin
- Mike Law
- Desiree Maikranz
- Victor Forsythe Villacres
- Morton Brooks
- Maury Mingle
- Matthew Webber
- Howard Lambert
- R. David Lucero
- Larry Reedy
- Michael Giallombardo
- Susan Quilleash-Nelson
- Robert Melamede
- Alan MacGregor Bassett
- Laticia Burns
- Lynn Weitzel
- Michael Beckerman
- Christian Althen
- Niles Aronson
- Hans Romer
- Shea Lantz
- Brett Halbert
- W. Earl Allen
- Jeffrey Kicia
- Jonathan Barber
- Donna Price
- JM Fay
- Jarrod Austin
- Hanna Kjerengtroen
- John Gibson (Colorado)
- Michael Renker
- Tim Menger
- Virgil Fenn
- Will Hiltscher
- Dan Enright
- Jeff Downs (Colorado)
- M Bruce Waters
- Curtis Imrie
- Ellen Temby
- Nick Schneider
- Wes Long (Colorado)
- David Jurist
- Manuel Quintel
National Partisan Trends
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National Partisan Trends
The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.
Incumbents who were defeated in the general election
In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:
| Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 21 | 49 | 70 |
| Republican | 37 | 182 | 219 |
| Third Party | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 60 | 234 | 294 |
Total new legislators elected
In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.
The following is the breakdown of new legislators.
| New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 165 | 684 | 849 |
| Republican | 202 | 652 | 854 |
| Independent | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| TOTALS | 367 | 1,340 | 1,707 |
Winners of Open Seats
Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.
The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.
| Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 82 | 220 | 302 |
| Republican | 105 | 296 | 401 |
| Third Party | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 187 | 516 | 703 |
Impact on legislative majorities
- See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
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| State senates | 17 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| State houses | 15 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 32 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 48 | 0 | 1 |
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| State senates | 19 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| State houses | 17 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 36 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 56 | 1 | 1 |
