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2004Final results

2004 election for Colorado House District 45

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

James R. Sullivan (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Penny Burley (D) by 37.8 points.

James R. SullivanRepublican · winner
67.4%29,761
Penny BurleyDemocrat
29.6%13,057
3.0%1,325
44,143 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+7.51996R+15.61998R+4.62000R+37.82004R+29.32006R+34.52008

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

The candidates

James R. Sullivan (R)Penny Burley (D)

Also on the ballot: Steven E. Lechner (Libertarian), 3.0%