2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Colorado House District 59
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Mike McLachlan (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating J. Paul Brown (R) by 2.2 points.
Mike McLachlanDemocrat · winner
51.1%21,632
J. Paul BrownRepublican · incumbent
48.9%20,715
42,347 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