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2012Final results

2012 election for Colorado House District 36

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Su Ryden (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating James W. Parker III (R) by 19.5 points.

Su RydenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%17,577
38.2%11,636
Wes LongLibertarian
4.1%1,247
30,460 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+24.82006D+19.42008D+11.42010D+19.52012D+2.92014D+10.62016

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

The candidates

Su Ryden (D)James W. Parker III (R)

Also on the ballot: Wes Long (Libertarian), 4.1%