2016 Colorado House of Representatives election

2016 Colorado House of Representatives election

← 2014 November 8, 2016 2018 →

All 65 seats in the Colorado House of Representatives
33 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
(term-limited)
Brian DelGrosso
(term-limited)
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 34 31
Seats before 34 31
Seats won 37 28
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3
Popular vote 1,201,949 1,238,154
Percentage 47.83% 49.27%
Swing Increase3.98 pp Decrease4.77 pp


     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

Speaker of the House before election

Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
Democratic

Elected Speaker of the House

Crisanta Duran
Democratic

The 2016 Colorado House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election being held on June 28, 2016. Voters in the 65 districts of the Colorado House of Representatives elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state senate. Democrats expanded their majority in the chamber, winning back all three seats which they lost in 2014.