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2012Final results

2012 election for Colorado House District 24

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Sue Schafer (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating E. V. Leyendecker (R) by 22.0 points.

Sue SchaferDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%23,639
36.5%14,757
Christian AlthenLibertarian
4.9%1,981
40,377 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+8.82000D+24.52008D+15.42010D+22.02012D+6.82014D+14.02016

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

The candidates

Sue Schafer (D)E. V. Leyendecker (R)

Also on the ballot: Christian Althen (Libertarian), 4.9%