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2012Final results

2012 election for Colorado House District 35

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Cherylin Peniston (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Brian Vandekrol (R) by 12.4 points.

Cherylin PenistonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%19,349
Brian VandekrolRepublican
43.8%15,075
34,424 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+33.72006D+33.82008D+22.12010D+12.42012D+10.22014D+12.72016

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