2012Final results
2012 election for Colorado's 7th District
U.S. House · Colorado
Ed Perlmutter (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Coors (R) by 12.7 points.
Ed PerlmutterDemocrat · winner
53.5%182,460
Joe CoorsRepublican
40.8%139,066
Douglas "dayhorse" CampbellConstitution
3.0%10,296
Buck BaileyLibertarian
2.7%9,148
340,970 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ed PerlmutterJoe Coors
$3M
Raised by the campaign
$4.8M
$3M
Spent by the campaign
$4.8M
$27.2K
Cash on hand
$7.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012
The candidates
Ed Perlmutter (D)Joe Coors (R)
Also on the ballot: Douglas "dayhorse" Campbell (Constitution), 3.0%; Buck Bailey (Libertarian), 2.7%