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1988Final results

1988 election for Colorado House District 12

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Betty Swenson (R) won re-election with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Ardella Amador (D) by 41.0 points.

Betty SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%15,029
29.5%6,292
21,321 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+4.91982R+18.31984R+41.01988R+18.31990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)