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2000Final results

2000 election for Colorado House District 42

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Michael Garcia (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Ron Schindler (R) by 21.7 points.

Michael GarciaDemocrat · winner
59.1%8,404
Ron SchindlerRepublican
37.4%5,325
Lyman HallLibertarian
3.5%492
14,221 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+1.41994D+6.61996D+16.01998D+21.72000D+24.22002D+35.52004

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

The candidates

Michael Garcia (D)Ron Schindler (R)

Also on the ballot: Lyman Hall (Libertarian), 3.5%