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2000Final results

2000 election for Colorado House District 61

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Carl Miller (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Ken Swinehart (R) by 13.6 points.

Carl MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%16,452
Ken SwinehartRepublican
40.8%12,344
Tim P. SauerLibertarian
4.9%1,474
30,270 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

EvenR+38.61994D+3.11996D+23.51998D+13.62000R+7.82002D+24.12004

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

The candidates

Carl Miller (D)Ken Swinehart (R)

Also on the ballot: Tim P. Sauer (Libertarian), 4.9%