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2012Final results

2012 election for Colorado Senate District 27

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

David Balmer (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating David Paladino (D) by 9.6 points.

David BalmerRepublican · winner
54.8%42,411
45.2%34,957
77,368 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+6.62000R+23.02004R+16.12008R+9.62012R+6.92016D+10.62020

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