2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

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]

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 7 Colorado seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 3 Seats won 4 3 Seat change Popular vote 1,143,796 1,080,153 Percentage 46.68% 44.08% Swing 3.46% 1.34%
Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			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

Popular vote Republican   46.68% Democratic   44.08% Libertarian   3.50% Other   5.75%

House seats Republican   57.14% Democratic   42.86% Libertarian   0.00% Other   0.00%

By district

Results of the 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado by district:

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%

Redistricting

During the redistricting process, Republicans argued for minimal changes to the existing map while Democrats pushed for more competitive districts. After a committee of ten members of the Colorado General Assembly failed to draw a map, in November 2011 Judge Robert Hyatt ruled in favor of Democrats' proposals.^[3] In December 2011, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed Hyatt's ruling.^[4]

District 1

2012 Colorado's 1st congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Diana DeGette Danny Stroud Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 237,579 93,217 Percentage 68.2% 26.8%

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

Colorado's 1st congressional district, which has been represented by Democrat Diana DeGette since 1997, was not significantly modified in redistricting and continues to be based in Denver. The new 1st district includes Ken Caryl and Cherry Hills Village.^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Diana DeGette, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danny Stroud, Army Major

Eliminated in primary

• Richard Murphy

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Diana DeGette (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[6]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[7]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Feminist Majority^[8]
• Human Rights Campaign^[9]
• Humane Society of the United States^[10]
• J Street^[11]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[12]
• National Organization for Women^[13]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[14]
• Sierra Club^[15]

Newspapers

• The Denver Post^[16]

Results

Colorado's 1st congressional district, 2012 ^[17]

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

District 2

2012 Colorado's 2nd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Jared Polis Kevin Lundberg Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 234,758 162,639 Percentage 55.7% 38.6%

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

In redistricting, Larimer County, home to Fort Collins, was added to Colorado's 2nd congressional district, which has been represented by Democrat Jared Polis since 2009 and is still based in Boulder.^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jared Polis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Lundberg, state senator^[18]

Eliminated in primary

• Eric Weissmann, businessman

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Jared Polis (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[6]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[7]
• National Education Association

Organizations

• Feminist Majority^[8]
• Human Rights Campaign^[9]
• Humane Society of the United States^[10]
• J Street^[11]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[14]
• Sierra Club^[15]

Newspapers

• The Denver Post^[16]

Kevin Lundberg (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• Gun Owners of America
• National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program^[20]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[21]
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]

Results

Colorado's 2nd congressional district, 2012 ^[17]

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

District 3

2012 Colorado's 3rd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Scott Tipton Sal Pace Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 185,291 142,920 Percentage 53.3% 41.1%

County Results Tipton:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Bush:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Tipton Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Tipton Republican

In redistricting, Colorado's 3rd congressional district, which stretches from Pueblo to Grand Junction, was made slightly more favorable to Democrats. Part of Eagle County was added to the district, while Las Animas County was removed from it.^[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Tipton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Democratic primary

Democrat John Salazar, who represented the district from 2005 until 2011, said in December 2010 that he was considering seeking a rematch against Republican Scott Tipton, to whom he lost his seat in 2010. He commented "We're thinking that we might run again in two years, but who knows? I'm keeping all options open. We've been offered a possibility of serving at many other places, or there's a great possibility of going back to the ranch and raising cattle."^[23] In January 2011, Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Salazar to serve as Colorado Agriculture Commissioner.^[24]

On May 19, 2011, Democratic state representative Sal Pace said he was "likely to put a campaign together", having met with U.S. House minority whip Steny Hoyer.^[25] On May 31, Pace declared his intention to challenge Tipton.^[26] Hoyer also suggested the name of Perry Haney, a surgeon, as a potential candidate;^[25] however Haney later formed an exploratory committee to run in the 6th district^[27] but withdrew from the race in February 2012.^[28]

Candidates

Nominee

• Sal Pace, state representative

Declined

• Perry Haney, surgeon
• John Salazar, former U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Libertarian primary

Primary results

Libertarian primary results

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

Tisha Casida, a businesswoman, ran as an independent candidate.^[29]

General election

Endorsements

Scott Tipton (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[30]
• GOProud^[31]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[32]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[21]
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[33]

Newspapers

• The Denver Post^[16]

Sal Pace (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[6]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[7]
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[34]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[35]
• Feminist Majority^[8]
• Human Rights Campaign^[9]
• J Street^[11]
• League of Conservation Voters^[36]
• Sierra Club^[15]

Polling

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

Predictions

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

Results

Colorado's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[17]

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

District 4

2012 Colorado's 4th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Cory Gardner Brandon Shaffer Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 200,006 125,800 Percentage 58.4% 36.8%

County Results Gardner:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Shaffer:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Cory Gardner Republican Elected U.S. Representative Cory Gardner Republican

After redistricting, Colorado's 4th congressional district continued to strongly favor Republicans. It lost Fort Collins to the 2nd District; as a result, the largest city in the district is now Greeley.^[3] Republican incumbent Cory Gardner, who was first elected to represent Colorado's 4th congressional district in 2010, raised over $300,000 in the first quarter of 2011.^[44]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cory Gardner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brandon Shaffer, president of the Colorado Senate^[45]

Declined

• Betsy Markey, assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and former U.S. Representative^[46]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Constitution primary

Primary results

Constitution primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Cory Gardner (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[30]
• Gun Owners of America
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[21]
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[33]

Newspapers

• The Denver Post^[16]

Brandon Shaffer (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[6]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[7]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[12]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[14]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Cory Gardner (R)	Brandon Shaffer (D)	Undecided
	July 29–31, 2012	400	±?%	42%	35%	21%

Results

Colorado's 4th congressional district, 2012 ^[17]

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

District 5

2012 Colorado's 5th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Doug Lamborn Dave Anderson Party Republican Independent Popular vote 199,639 53,318 Percentage 65.0% 17.3%       Nominee Jim Pirtle Misha Luzov Party Libertarian Green Popular vote 22,778 18,284 Percentage 7.4% 6.0%

County Results Lamborn:      50-60%      60-70%     70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Doug Lamborn Republican Elected U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn Republican

Colorado's 5th congressional district, which has been represented by Republican Doug Lamborn since 2007, was not significantly modified in redistricting and is still centered in Colorado Springs. It is expected to continue to strongly favor Republicans.^[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Doug Lamborn, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Blaha, businessman^[47]
• Doug Bergeron, Insurance Agent^[48]

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

• Bob Evans

Constitution primary

Primary results

Constitution primary results

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

General election

The Republican candidate did not see a Democratic challenger, as Democratic candidate Bob Evans suspended his campaign.^[49]

However, Jim Pirtle (Libertarian), Kenneth R. Harvell (American Constitution), and Dave Anderson (No Party Affiliation) all challenged the Republican Party nominee.^[50][51][52]

Endorsements

Doug Lamborn (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[30]
• Eagle Forum^[19]
• Gun Owners of America
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[21]
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[33]

Newspapers

• The Denver Post^[16]

Results

Colorado's 5th congressional district, 2012 ^[17]

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

District 6

2012 Colorado's 6th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Mike Coffman Joe Miklosi Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 163,938 156,937 Percentage 47.8% 45.8%

County Results Coffman:      40-50%     50-60% Miklosi:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Coffman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Coffman Republican

In redistricting, Colorado's 6th congressional district was made more favorable to Democrats. While the 6th has leaned Republican since its creation in 1983, the new 6th's population will be evenly split between Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters.^[3] All of Aurora was added to the district.^[5] Republican Mike Coffman has represented the 6th district since 2009.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Coffman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Miklosi, state representative^[53]

Withdrawn

• Perry Haney, chiropractor^[27][28]

Declined

• Morgan Carroll, state senator^[5]
• John Morse, majority leader of the state senate^[54]
• Andrew Romanoff, former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives^[55]
• Brandon Shaffer, president of the Colorado Senate (running in the 4th district)^[45]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Mike Coffman (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[32]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[21]
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[33]

Newspapers

• The Denver Post^[16]

Joe Miklosi (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[6]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[7]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World^[56]
• Democracy for America^[57]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[35]
• Human Rights Campaign^[9]
• League of Conservation Voters^[36]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[12]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[14]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[58]
• Sierra Club^[15]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Coffman (R)	Joe Miklosi (D)	Undecided
	September 13, 2012	350	±5.2%	42%	39%	19%

Predictions

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

Results

Colorado's 6th congressional district, 2012 ^[17]

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

District 7

2012 Colorado's 7th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Ed Perlmutter Joe Coors Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 182,460 139,066 Percentage 53.5% 40.8%

County Results Perlmutter:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Ed Perlmutter Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter Democratic

Colorado's 7th congressional district, which has been represented by Democrat Ed Perlmutter since 2007, was modified in redistricting to include the more populated suburbs of Adams County.^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Perlmutter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Coors Jr, brother of 2004 U.S. Senate candidate Pete Coors^[59]

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Constitution primary

Primary results

Constitution primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Ed Perlmutter (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[6]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[7]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[9]
• Humane Society of the United States^[10]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[12]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[14]
• Sierra Club^[15]

Newspapers

• The Denver Post^[16]

Joe Coors Jr (R)

Organizations

• Gun Owners of America
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[20]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[21]
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[33]

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 8, 2012

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ed Perlmutter (D)	Joe Coors Jr (R)	Buck Bailey (L)	Doug Campbell (C)	Undecided
	July 16–17, 2012	400	±4.9%	36%	45%	2%	3%	14%

Predictions

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

Results

Colorado's 7th congressional district, 2012 ^[17]

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

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External links

• Elections & Voting from the Colorado Secretary of State
• United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation