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Colorado, State House, District 21

Colorado House of Representatives District 21
Current incumbentLois Landgraf Republican Party

Colorado’s twenty-first state house district is represented by Republican Representative Lois Landgraf.

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 21

Incumbent Lois Landgraf (R) defeated Liz Rosenbaum (D) in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lois Landgraf (R)
58.6
12,529

Liz Rosenbaum (D)
41.4
8,863

Total votes: 21,392
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 21

Liz Rosenbaum advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 21 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Liz Rosenbaum (D)
100
3,023

Total votes: 3,023
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Lois Landgraf defeated Raymond Garcia in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 21 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lois Landgraf (R)
65.5
3,999

Raymond Garcia (R)
34.5
2,104

Total votes: 6,103


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 Lois Landgraf defeated Michael Seebeck in the Colorado House of Representatives District 21 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 21 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lois Landgraf Incumbent 68.71% 17,358
Libertarian Michael Seebeck 31.29% 7,904
Total Votes 25,262
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


Incumbent Lois Landgraf defeated Steve Elisha in the Colorado House of Representatives District 21 Republican primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lois Landgraf Incumbent 67.06% 2,921
Republican Steve Elisha 32.94% 1,435
Total Votes 4,356

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 Lois Landgraf was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

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. Lois Landgraf defeated Albert Sweet in the June 26 Republican primary before defeating Sean Halstead (C) and Laticia Burns (L) in the general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 21, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLois Landgraf 65.7% 13,707
Libertarian Laticia Burns 18.4% 3,832
American Constitution Party Sean E. Halstead 15.9% 3,318
Total Votes 20,857

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Colorado House of Representatives District 21 raised a total of $351,638. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $20,685 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado House of Representatives District 21

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $51,689 3 $17,230
2014 $25,096 1 $25,096
2012 $23,257 2 $11,629
2010 $16,365 2 $8,183
2008 $44,149 2 $22,075
2006 $61,705 2 $30,853
2004 $17,755 1 $17,755
2002 $43,181 2 $21,591
2000 $68,441 2 $34,221
Total $351,638 17 $20,685