2012Final results
2012 election for Colorado Senate District 17
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Matt Jones (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Charlie Plagainos (R) by 29.3 points.
Matt JonesDemocrat · winner
62.0%45,426
Charlie PlagainosRepublican
32.7%23,983
Ken BrayLibertarian
5.3%3,848
73,257 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET