2016 Colorado House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2016 Colorado House of Representatives election
Country:Colorado
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 Colorado House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 Colorado House of Representatives election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All 65 seats in the Colorado House of Representatives
Majority Seats:33
Election Date:November 8, 2016
Leader1:Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
(term-limited)
Party1:Colorado Democratic Party
Last Election1:34
Seats Before1:34
Seats1:37
Seat Change1:3
Popular Vote1:1,201,949
Percentage1:47.83%
Swing1:3.98 pp
Leader2:Brian DelGrosso
(term-limited)
Party2:Colorado Republican Party
Last Election2:31
Seats Before2:31
Seats2:28
Seat Change2:3
Popular Vote2:1,238,154
Percentage2:49.27%
Swing2:4.77 pp
Map Size:450px
Speaker of the House
Before Election:Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
Before Party:Democratic
After Election:Crisanta Duran
After Party:Democratic

The 2016 Colorado House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election being held on June 28, 2016. Voters in the 65 districts of the Colorado House of Representatives elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state senate. Democrats expanded their majority in the chamber, winning back all three seats which they lost in 2014.

Summary of Results

Colorado House of Representatives election, 2016
General election — November 8, 2016
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–Seatscontesting
Democratic1,201,94947.83%37358
Republican1,238,15449.27%28359
Libertarian51,1032.03%012
Independent20,1740.80%02
Green1,8020.07%01
Total2,513,182100.0%65

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Detailed Results

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