2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Colorado

2012 Colorado's 2nd congressional district election
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	County Results ; Polis: 40-50% 50-60% 70-80% ; Lundberg: 50-60%
U.S. Representative before election; Jared Polis; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Jared Polis; Democratic

2012 Colorado's 1st congressional district election
← 2010 2014 →
	County Results ; DeGette: 50-60% 70-80% ; Stockham: 50-60%
U.S. Representative before election; Diana DeGette; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Diana DeGette; Democratic

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
All 7 Colorado seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on June 26, 2012.^[1]^[2]

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Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
Party		Candidates	No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	7	1,143,796	46.68	4		57.14
	Democratic	6	1,080,153	44.08	3		42.95
	Libertarian	7	85,772	3.50	0		0.0
	Independent	3	77,885	3.18	0		0.0
	Green	3	33,526	1.37	0		0.0
	Constitution	3	29,356	1.20	0		0.0
Total		29	2,450,488	100.0	7		100.0

District	Republican		Democratic		Libertarian		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	93,217	26.77%	237,579	68.23%	12,585	3.61%	4,829	1.39%	348,210	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	162,639	38.58%	234,758	55.69%	13,770	3.27%	10,413	2.47%	421,580	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	185,291	53.31%	142,920	41.12%	11,125	3.20%	8,212	2.36%	347,548	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	200,006	58.42%	125,800	36.75%	10,682	3.12%	5,848	1.71%	342,336	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	199,639	64.98%	0	0.00%	22,778	7.41%	31,496	10.25%	307,231	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	163,938	47.81%	156,937	45.77%	8,597	2.51%	13,442	3.92%	342,914	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	139,066	40.79%	182,460	53.51%	9,148	2.68%	10,296	3.02%	340,970	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,143,796	46.68%	1,080,153	44.08%	85,772	3.50%	140,767	5.75%	2,450,488	100.0%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette (incumbent)	37,072	100.0
Total votes			37,072	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Stroud	11,936	65.1
	Republican	Richard W. Murphy	6,407	34.9
Total votes			18,343	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DeGette (incumbent)	237,579	68.2
	Republican	Danny Stroud	93,217	26.8
	Libertarian	Frank Atwood	12,585	3.6
	Green	Gary Swing	4,829	1.4
Total votes			348,210	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Polis (incumbent)	36,097	100.0
Total votes			36,097	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Lundberg	21,547	53.3
	Republican	Eric Weissmann	18,890	46.7
Total votes			40,437	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Polis (incumbent)	234,758	55.7
	Republican	Kevin Lundberg	162,639	38.6
	Libertarian	Randy Luallin	13,770	3.3
	Green	Susan P. Hall	10,413	2.5
Total votes			421,580	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Tipton (incumbent)	48,465	100.0
Total votes			48,465	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sal Pace	33,970	100.0
Total votes			33,970	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Gregory Gilman	166	60.6
	Libertarian	Gaylon Kent	108	39.4
Total votes			274	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Tipton (R)	Sal Pace (D)	Others	Undecided
Grove Insight (D-DCCC)	September 25–27, 2012	400	± 4.9%	42%	39%	5%	13%
Public Policy Polling (D-House Majority PAC)	January 18–23, 2012	569	± 4.1%	46%	39%	—	15%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[37]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg^[38]	Likely R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call^[39]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[40]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times^[41]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP^[42]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
The Hill^[43]	Lean R	November 4, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Tipton (incumbent)	185,291	53.3
	Democratic	Sal Pace	142,920	41.1
	Independent	Tisha Casida	11,125	3.2
	Libertarian	Gregory Gilman	8,212	2.4
Total votes			347,548	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cory Gardner (incumbent)	49,340	100.0
Total votes			49,340	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brandon Shaffer	20,671	100.0
Total votes			20,671	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitution	Doug Aden	118	100.0
Total votes			118	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cory Gardner (incumbent)	200,006	58.4
	Democratic	Brandon Shaffer	125,800	36.8
	Libertarian	Josh Gilliland	10,682	3.1
	Constitution	Doug Aden	5,848	1.7
Total votes			342,336	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Lamborn (incumbent)	43,929	61.7
	Republican	Robert Blaha	27,245	38.3
Total votes			71,174	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitution	Kenneth R. Harvell	129	100.0
Total votes			129	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Lamborn (incumbent)	199,639	65.0
	Independent	Dave Anderson	53,318	17.3
	Libertarian	Jim Pirtle	22,778	7.4
	Green	Misha Luzov	18,284	6.0
	Constitution	Kenneth R. Harvell	13,212	4.3
Total votes			307,231	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	35,271	100.0
Total votes			35,271	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Miklosi	22,938	100.0
Total votes			22,938	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Coffman (incumbent)	163,938	47.8
	Democratic	Joe Miklosi	156,937	45.8
	Independent	Kathy Polhemus	13,442	3.9
	Libertarian	Patrick E. Provost	8,597	2.5
Total votes			342,914	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	29,987	100.0
Total votes			29,987	100.0

2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Colorado

Overview

Statewide

By district

Redistricting

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary

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Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

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District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

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Democratic primary

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Declined

Primary results

Libertarian primary

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General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

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District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

Constitution primary

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General election

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District 5

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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Withdrawn

Constitution primary

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 6

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Coors	31,254	100.0
Total votes			31,254	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitution	Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell	79	100.0
Total votes			79	100.0

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[37]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg^[38]	Lean D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call^[39]	Likely D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[40]	Likely D	November 5, 2012
NY Times^[41]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP^[42]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
The Hill^[43]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Perlmutter (incumbent)	182,460	53.5
	Republican	Joe Coors	139,066	40.8
	Constitution	Dayhorse Campbel	10,296	3.0
	Libertarian	Buck Bailey	9,148	2.7
Total votes			340,970	100.0
	Democratic hold