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Colorado, State House, District 62

Colorado House of Representatives District 62
Current incumbentDonald Valdez Democratic Party

Colorado’s sixty-second state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Donald Valdez.

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.

2016 pivot county

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This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

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 62

Incumbent Donald Valdez (D) defeated Scott Honeycutt (R) in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 62 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Donald Valdez (D)
56.8
17,752

Scott Honeycutt (R)
43.2
13,512

Total votes: 31,264
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Donald Valdez advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 62 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Donald Valdez (D)
100
8,467

Total votes: 8,467
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.


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 Edward Vigil (D) did not seek re-election.

Donald Valdez defeated Robert Mattive in the Colorado House of Representatives District 62 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 62 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Donald Valdez 55.51% 19,720
Republican Robert Mattive 44.49% 15,805
Total Votes 35,525
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Donald Valdez defeated Alonzo Payne in the Colorado House of Representatives District 62 Democratic primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 62 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Donald Valdez 64.28% 4,613
Democratic Alonzo Payne 35.72% 2,563
Total Votes 7,176

Robert Mattive defeated Marcy Freeburg in the Colorado House of Representatives District 62 Republican primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert Mattive 68.96% 3,103
Republican Marcy Freeburg 31.04% 1,397
Total Votes 4,500

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 Ed Vigil was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Marcy Freeburg was unopposed in the Republican primary. Vigil defeated Freeburg in the general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 62, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEd Vigil Incumbent 59.1% 16,419
Republican Marcy Freeburg 40.9% 11,376
Total Votes 27,795

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 Edward Vigil defeated Timothy Lee Walters (R) in the general election. The candidates ran without opposition in the June 26 primary elections.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 62, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Vigil Incumbent 60.7% 21,124
Republican Tim Walters 39.3% 13,685
Total Votes 34,809

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Colorado House of Representatives District 62 raised a total of $632,380. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $27,495 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado House of Representatives District 62

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $84,872 4 $21,218
2014 $25,306 2 $12,653
2012 $35,480 2 $17,740
2010 $14,371 2 $7,186
2008 $84,481 4 $21,120
2006 $23,009 2 $11,505
2004 $37,912 3 $12,637
2002 $256,094 2 $128,047
2000 $70,855 2 $35,428
Total $632,380 23 $27,495