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2012Final results

2012 election for Colorado House District 56

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Kevin Priola (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Dave Rose (D) by 21.6 points.

Kevin PriolaRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%22,270
Dave RoseDemocrat
37.1%14,070
Will HiltscherLibertarian
4.1%1,544
37,884 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+34.12006D+6.72008D+15.42010R+21.62012R+30.62014R+23.22016

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

The candidates

Kevin Priola (R)Dave Rose (D)

Also on the ballot: Will Hiltscher (Libertarian), 4.1%