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2012Final results

2012 election for Colorado Senate District 8

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Randy L. Baumgardner (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Emily Tracy (D) by 6.7 points.

Randy L. BaumgardnerRepublican · winner
51.1%34,187
Emily TracyDemocrat
44.3%29,688
Sacha L. WeisLibertarian
4.6%3,079
66,954 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+2.12000R+2.92004R+9.82008R+6.72012R+9.72016R+1.22020

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

The candidates

Randy L. Baumgardner (R)Emily Tracy (D)

Also on the ballot: Sacha L. Weis (Libertarian), 4.6%