Colorado elections, 2012
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Colorado's 2012 elections U.S. House • State Senate • State House • State ballot measures • Candidate ballot access |
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| 1 2012 Elections |
| 2 Eligibility to Vote |
| 2.1 Primary election |
| 2.2 General election |
| 3 Voting absentee |
| 3.1 Eligibility |
| 3.2 Deadlines |
| 3.3 Military and overseas voting |
| 4 Voting early |
| 5 See also |
| 6 References |
The state of Colorado held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:
- Signature filing deadline: April 2, 2012 & August 6, 2012 (Measures only)
- Primary date: June 26, 2012
- General election date: November 6, 2012
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2012 Elections
For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page
Elections by type
U.S. House
| Members of the U.S. House from Colorado -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Republican Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| 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 |
State Senate
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012
Heading into the election, Democrats maintain partisan control in the state senate.
| 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 | |
State House
Heading into the election, Republicans maintain partisan control in the state house.
| 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 | |
Ballot measures
- See also: Colorado 2012 ballot measures
November 6, 2012
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Amendment 64 | Allow the possession and use of marijuana by those over 21 and establish regulations for marijuana. |
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1,383,140 (55%) |
1,116,894 (45%) |
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| Amendment 65 | Require Colorado Congress members to support a federal constitutional amendment on campaign spending and contributions. |
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1,762,516 (74%) |
619,073 (26%) |
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| Amendment S | Increase the positions that are exempt from the state personnel system and make other amendments to the state personnel system. |
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1,276,432 (56%) |
988,542 (44%) |
Local measures
Ballotpedia tracked local ballot elections in 11 states. Those states included: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.
For the state of Colorado, below is a glimpse of some of the local measures that appeared or were scheduled to appear on ballots in 2012.
- Hi-Plains School District R-23 Bond Question (November 2012)
- Stratton School District R-4 Property Tax Increase Question (November 2012)
- Cheyenne County Referred Measure 1A (November 2012)
- Cheyenne County School District Re-5 Tax Increase Question (November 2012)
- Adams County Commissioners Increase Referendum 1 (November 2012)
- Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District Levy Increase Question (November 2012)
- Lake Dillon Fire Protection District Levy Increase Question (November 2012)
- Yampa Town Board Member Number Question (November 2012)
- Morrison Creek Metropolitan Water And Sanitation District Levy Increase (November 2012)
- Timbers Water And Sanitation District Levy Increase Question (November 2012)
...click here for all 2012 Colorado local measures.
Eligibility to Vote
Primary election
- See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections
Colorado was one of 20 states to use a closed primary system.[1] The deadline to register to vote in the 2012 primary election was May 29, 2012.[2] (Information about registering to vote)
General election
- See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections
The deadline to register to vote was 29 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 8.[3]
- Voter ID info
- Residency requirements: Colorado resident and have lived in current precinct for at least 30 days before the election[4]
- Same-day registration: None
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee Voting
Colorado is an all-mail voting state. A ballot is automatically mailed to each registered voter. County officials automatically send mail ballots to every elector in active status beginning 25 to 29 days before the election. The last day on which officials can mail a ballot to a voter is eight days before the election.[5][6]
Completed ballots must either be returned by mail and received by the county clerk and recorder by 7 p.m. on Election Day or returned at a designated drop-off location or drop box by that same time.[7]
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
Colorado is one of 34 states that permits early voting with no specific restrictions as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 10 days before a primary election and 15 days before a general election. Early voting ends on the day prior to Election Day.[8]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Fair Vote.org, "Congressional and Presidential Primaries: Open, Closed, Semi-Closed, and "Top Two"" accessed June 12, 2012
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Voter Registration FAQ" accessed April 17, 2012
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Voter Info" accessed May 7, 2012
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Voter Registration FAQ" accessed May 7, 2012
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Voter Registration FAQs," accessed June 23, 2026
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedtwentysixlaw - ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Mail-in Ballots FAQs," accessed June 23, 2026
- ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Early Voting Rules: Colorado," accessed December 18, 2013
