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1984 election for Colorado House District 12

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Betty Swenson (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Eric E. Doering (D) by 18.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Betty SwensonRepublican · winner
59.2%11,675
40.8%8,060
19,735 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+8.41978D+7.31980D+4.91982R+18.31984R+41.01988R+18.31990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET