Colorado: 2012 Election Center

District 4: Previous Election Results

2010 House Primary
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Betsy Markey	Democratic	33,982	100.0%
2010 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Doug Aden	Amer. Constit.	12,312	4.7%
Betsy Markey	Democratic	109,249	41.4%
Cory Gardner	Republican	138,634	52.5%
2010 House Primary
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Cory Gardner	Republican	57,358	100.0%
2008 House Primary
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Betsy Markey	Democratic	19,010	100.0%
2008 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Betsy Markey	Democratic	187,347	56.2%
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	146,028	43.8%
2008 House Primary
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	31,822	100.0%
2006 House Primary
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Angie Paccione	Democratic	16,398	100.0%
2006 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Angie Paccione	Democratic	103,748	43.1%
Eric Eidsness	Reform	27,133	11.3%
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	109,732	45.6%
2006 House Primary
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	32,205	100.0%
2004 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Stan Matsunaka	Democratic	136,812	44.8%
Bob Kinsey	Green	12,739	4.2%
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	155,958	51.0%
2004 House Primary
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Bob Faust	Republican	12,553	21.9%
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	44,649	78.1%
2002 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Stan Matsunaka	Democratic	87,499	41.7%
John Volz	Libertarian	7,097	3.4%
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	115,359	54.9%
2002 House Primary
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Jeff Bedingfield	Republican	15,743	35.4%
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	28,683	64.6%
2000 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Leslie Hanks	Amer. Constit.	9,955	3.9%
Kordon Baker	Libertarian	19,713	7.6%
Dan Ward	Natural Law	19,721	7.6%
Bob Schaffer	Republican	209,078	80.9%
1998 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Susan Kirkpatrick	Democratic	89,973	40.7%
Bob Schaffer	Republican	131,318	59.3%
1996 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Wes McKinley	Americans	7,428	3.0%
Guy Kelley	Democratic	92,837	38.0%
Cynthia Parker	Natural Law	6,790	2.8%
Bob Schaffer	Republican	137,012	56.1%
1996 House Primary
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Don Ament	Republican	11,474	30.4%
Bob Schaffer	Republican	15,138	40.1%
Pat Sullivan	Republican	11,124	29.5%

District 4: Demographics

Population	614,466
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up	10.4%

Ethnicity

Percentage White	87.0%
Percentage Black	0.8%
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native	0.8%
Percentage Asian	1.1%
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.1%
Percentage Mixed Race	2.3%
Percentage Other Race	8.0%
Percentage Hispanic	17.0%
Percentage Non Hispanic White	79.4%
Percentage Non Hispanic Black	0.7%
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English	9.2%

Income

Median Household Income	$43,389
Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009	10.9%

Energy

Percentage Homes heated by Electricity	14.1%
Percentage Homes heated by Gas	74.5%
Percentage Homes heated by Coal	0.0%
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil	0.2%

Employment & Education

Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up	50.4%
Percentage with a College Degree	28.7%
Percentage Management or Professional Workers	35.2%
Percentage Sales or Office Workers	24.6%
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers	13.3%

Marriage

Percentage Married Couples	55.5%
Percentage Married Couples with Children	26.2%
Percentage Married Couple Both Work	44.0%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male	0.2%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female	0.3%

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Historical Election Results

2012
Nov. 6, 2012	Presidental General Election
March 6, 2012	Presidental Dem Caucus
Feb. 7, 2012	Presidental GOP Caucus
2008
Feb. 5, 2008	Presidental Dem Caucus
Feb. 5, 2008	Presidental GOP Caucus

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Thursday, October 11
Colorado CBS/New York Times/Quinnipiac	Romney 48 Obama 47	Romney + 1
Monday, September 03
Colorado Public Policy Polling	Obama 49 Romney 46	Obama + 3
Wednesday, August 08
Colorado Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS Poll	Romney 50 Obama 45	Romney + 5
Monday, July 16
Colorado Purple Strategies	Obama 45 Romney 44	Obama + 1
Tuesday, June 26
Colorado WeAskAmerica	Obama 47 Romney 43	Obama + 4
Tuesday, June 19
Colorado PPP (D)	Obama 49 Romney 42	Obama + 7
Thursday, June 07
Colorado Purple Strategies	Obama 48 Romney 46	Obama + 2
Colorado Rasmussen Reports	Obama 45 Romney 45	Tie