2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Colorado House District 40
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
John Buckner (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Cindy Acree (R) by 14.3 points.
John BucknerDemocrat · winner
57.2%20,163
Cindy AcreeRepublican · incumbent
42.8%15,106
35,269 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET