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1998Final results

1998 election for Colorado House District 12

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

William G. Swenson (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Vandusen (D) by 25.4 points.

William G. SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%11,670
35.9%6,827
Ken KirkmeyerLibertarian
2.8%534
19,031 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+18.31990D+1.81992R+13.01994R+25.41998D+24.42002D+34.12004

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

The candidates

William G. Swenson (R)Bill Vandusen (D)

Also on the ballot: Ken Kirkmeyer (Libertarian), 2.8%