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2000Final results

2000 election for Colorado Senate District 12

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Andy McElhany (R) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Patrick L. Lilly (Lib) by 52.9 points.

Andy McElhanyRepublican · winner
76.5%35,165
Patrick L. LillyLibertarian
23.5%10,826
45,991 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+48.31980R+31.11988R+11.41996R+11.72008R+20.62020D+1.52024

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