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Colorado, State House, District 61

Colorado House of Representatives District 61
Current incumbentJulie McCluskie Democratic Party

Colorado’s sixty-first state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Julie McCluskie.

Colorado state representatives represent an average of 77,372 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 66,173 residents.

About the office

Members of the Colorado House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits. Colorado legislators assume office on first day of the first legislative session following the election.

Qualifications

Article 5, Section 4 of the Colorado Constitution states: "No person shall be a representative or senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, who shall not be a citizen of the United States, who shall not for at least twelve months next preceding his election, have resided within the territory included in the limits of the county or district in which he shall be chosen; provided, that any person who at the time of the adoption of this constitution, was a qualified elector under the territorial laws, shall be eligible to the first general assembly."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$40,242/year85 percent of federal per diem for members living outside Denver; $45/day for members who live 50 or fewer miles from the capitol. Set by the legislature.

Term limits

Voters enacted the Colorado Term Limits Act in 1990. That initiative said that Colorado representatives are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms.

Vacancies

In the event of any vacancy in the house, the political party that holds the vacant seat is responsible for deciding a replacement. A vacancy committee consisting of members of the political party holding the vacant seat must conduct an election when deciding an appointee. A simple majority vote of members in the vacancy committee is needed to approve any appointment. The person selected to fill the vacancy serves until the next scheduled general election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Colorado House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline is March 17, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 61

Julie McCluskie (D) defeated Mike Mason (R) in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 61 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Julie McCluskie (D)
63.6
26,063

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Mike Mason (R)
36.4
14,915

Total votes: 40,978
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 61

Julie McCluskie advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 61 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Julie McCluskie (D)
100
8,208

Total votes: 8,208
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 61

Mike Mason advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 61 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Mike Mason (R)
100
5,010

Total votes: 5,010


2016

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.

Incumbent Millie Hamner defeated Robert Schutt in the Colorado House of Representatives District 61 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 61 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Millie Hamner Incumbent 56.12% 24,562
Republican Robert Schutt 43.88% 19,208
Total Votes 43,770
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Incumbent Millie Hamner ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 61 Democratic primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 61 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Millie Hamner Incumbent (unopposed)

Robert Schutt ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 61 Republican primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 61 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert Schutt (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Millie Hamner was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Debra Irvine was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hamner defeated Irvine and Mac Trench (L) in the general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 61, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMillie Hamner Incumbent 52.3% 17,500
Republican Debra Irvine 43.2% 14,455
Libertarian Mac Trench 4.5% 1,516
Total Votes 33,471

2012

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 26, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 19, 2012. Incumbent Millie Hamner defeated Debra Irvine (R), Ellen Temby (L), Kathleen Curry (I) and Robert Petrowsky (C) in the general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 61, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMillie Hamner Incumbent 47.4% 19,621
Republican Debra Irvine 34.1% 14,124
Independent Kathleen Curry 13.8% 5,732
Libertarian Ellen Temby 2.7% 1,132
American Constitution Party Robert E. Petrowsky 1.9% 783
Total Votes 41,392

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Colorado House of Representatives District 61 raised a total of $915,091. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $41,595 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado House of Representatives District 61

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $133,368 2 $66,684
2014 $115,419 3 $38,473
2012 $204,582 5 $40,916
2010 $90,436 3 $30,145
2008 $24,384 1 $24,384
2006 $21,425 1 $21,425
2004 $96,785 2 $48,393
2002 $184,017 3 $61,339
2000 $44,675 2 $22,338
Total $915,091 22 $41,595