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2000Final results

2000 election for Colorado House District 17

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Mark Cloer (R) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Ed Raye (D) by 0.8 points.

Mark CloerRepublican · winner
48.6%6,871
Ed RayeDemocrat
47.8%6,761
3.5%501
14,133 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+5.21990D+22.61992R+16.61994R+0.82000R+26.52002R+21.42004

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

The candidates

Mark Cloer (R)Ed Raye (D)

Also on the ballot: Michael V. Hechtman (Libertarian), 3.5%