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2012Final resultsSpecial election

2012 special election for Colorado Senate District 22

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Andy Kerr (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Ken Summers (R) by 5.2 points.

Andy KerrDemocrat · winner
52.6%38,845
Ken SummersRepublican
47.4%35,008
73,853 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

EvenR+30.42002R+5.72006R+25.52010D+5.22012 specialD+2.22014D+16.32018

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