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2012Final results

2012 election for Colorado House District 8

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Beth McCann (D) won with 83.1% of the vote, defeating Alan Johnson (R) by 69.8 points.

Beth McCannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.1%35,135
Alan JohnsonRepublican
13.3%5,623
Maury B. MingleLibertarian
3.5%1,499
42,257 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+65.41998D+66.62002D+71.32010D+69.82012D+71.42014D+69.62016

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

The candidates

Beth McCann (D)Alan Johnson (R)

Also on the ballot: Maury B. Mingle (Libertarian), 3.5%