List of third-party and independent performances in Colorado state legislative elections

Since the Colorado Legislature first convened in 1876, hundreds of third-party and independent candidates have run for state legislative offices. Only candidates who have earned at least 5% of the vote will be shown. This list does not include candidates nominated by both a minor and major party through fusion voting.

State senate Election Seat Party Candidate Votes % Place Ref 2024 18th Unity Gary Swing 7,704 2nd of 2 31st Libertarian David Aitken 14,515 2nd of 2 2022 11th Libertarian Daryl Kuiper 2,264 3rd of 3 2020 10th Libertarian Heather Johnson 4,620 3rd of 3 29th Libertarian Michele Poague 20,914 2nd of 2 33rd Unity Jerry Burton 7,482 2nd of 2 2018 3rd Libertarian John Pickerill 14,253 2nd of 2 30th Independent Steve Peterson 4,710 3rd of 3 2016 12th Libertarian Manuel Quintel 15,071 2nd of 2 19th Libertarian Hans V. Romer 5,112 3rd of 3 29th Libertarian Michele Poague 3,698 3rd of 3 2014 1st Constitution Doug Aden 7,876 2nd of 2 2nd Green Martin T. Wirth 13,019 2nd of 2 19th Libertarian Gregg Miller 3,664 3rd of 3 20th Libertarian Chris Heismann 5,018 3rd of 3 34th Libertarian Brian Scriber 2,592 3rd of 3 2012 10th Libertarian Brandon Hughes 10,255 2nd of 3 Constitution Christopher Mull 5,721 3rd of 3 12th Libertarian Dave Respecki 8,603 2nd of 3 Constitution James Michael Bristol 7,762 3rd of 3 17th Libertarian Ken Bray 3,848 3rd of 3 19th Libertarian Lloyd A. Sweeny 5,104 3rd of 3 2010 31st Constitution Clifton Powell 1,697 3rd of 3 2004 12th Libertarian Robert G. Herzfeld 9,893 2nd of 2 2002 5th Libertarian Sandra Johnson 2,341 3rd of 3 9th Libertarian Jessica Wheeler 6,657 2nd of 2 11th Libertarian Jeffery McQueen 2,390 3rd of 3 13th Libertarian Russ J. Haddad 5,612 2nd of 2 32nd Libertarian Richard Combs 6,646 2nd of 2 34th Libertarian Patrick Adamson 3,249 2nd of 2 2000 4th Libertarian Amy M. Kacsh 2,954 3rd of 3 10th Libertarian Patricia S. Gildewell 2,339 3rd of 3 12th Libertarian Patrick L. Lilly 10,826 2nd of 2 26th Libertarian Steven M. Lee 9,637 2nd of 2 31st Libertarian Patrick Adamson 1,383 3rd of 3 33rd Libertarian Jesse Wilkins 4,413 2nd of 3 1988 28th Undeclared Mark W. Hanna 6,649 2nd of 2 1978 15th "Libertarian, Tax Protestor" Jim Phelps 1,679 3rd of 3 30th "A Citizen" Joseph A. Kaputa 5,512 2nd of 2 1974 3rd Write-in (Republican) John B. Shawcroft 5,719 2nd of 2 1972 5th Independent F. Peter Wigginton3,728 3rd of 3 12th Independent Lee M. Leeper 4,058 2nd of 2 1970 3rd Raza Unida Party Carlos Santistevan 844 2nd of 2 26th "Independent Party" Andy William 2,756 2nd of 2 27th "Colorado Independent Party" John A. Hutchins 1,838 3rd of 3 1964 18th Write-in (Democratic) Paul N. King 4,706 2nd of 2 24th Independent Reg Howard 5,777 3rd of 3 1962 16th Independent Rena Mary Taylor 6,507 2nd of 2 1958 6th Independent H. N. Archambault 753 3rd of 3 1956 21st Independent George F. Burke 658 3rd of 3 1940 4th Independent Paul J. Cordova 1,197 3rd of 3 1934 1st "Old Age Pension" Edward L. Wheatley 13,899 9th of 17 1926 1st "D. T." William N. Dick 3,814 9th of 9 1922 12th Farmer–Labor A. C. Scott 2,338 3rd of 3 1918 3rd Independent Cooper 2,403 2nd of 2 16th Independent Clayton 810 3rd of 3 27th Independent Bentley 1,408 3rd of 3 1916 1st Socialist Marshall De Witt 3,569 7th of 12 Socialist Fred Underhill 3,405 8th of 12 Socialist Maurice M. Kern 3,183 9th of 12 2nd Socialist Charles S. Tolman 2,131 3rd of 3 3rd Socialist A. E. Newman 850 3rd of 3 5th Socialist Edwin S. Agnew 835 3rd of 4 "Colo." Elbert Greenman 705 4th of 4 9th SocialistPaul W. Ross 329 3rd of 3 1914 1st Progressive Chester E. Smedley 10,588 9th of 20 Progressive Charles N. Knowles 9,022 10th of 20 Progressive Maude E. Sanders 8,051 11th of 20 Progressive Hattie K. Howard 6,732 12th of 20 "No ass'by" Harvey E. Garman 5,483 13th of 20 Socialist T. J. Brown 3,660 14th of 20 Socialist Fred Underhill 3,202 15th of 20 "L., O. and J" John Hecker 3,125 16th of 20 Socialist John Nitsch 2,913 17th of 20 2nd Socialist C. B. Anthony 701 3rd of 3 3rd Progressive C. A. Lemmers 3,435 3rd of 4 Socialist M. J. Acton 731 4th of 4 7th Progressive James W. Gault 1,478 3rd of 4 10th Socialist J. H. Mayfield 444 3rd of 3 12th Progressive Henry A. Klinger 1,498 3rd of 3 16th Progressive Avery C. Newton 1,543 2nd of 4 Socialist E. M. Cline 929 4th of 4 20th Socialist W. B. Butler 485 3rd of 3 27th Progressive W. H. Abbott 788 3rd of 3 1912 1st Progressive Gail Laughlin 21,044 4th of 14 Progressive J. Irving Carper 20,065 5th of 14 Progressive Don F. Cowell 19,948 6th of 14 Socialist A. E. Fish 2,991 10th of 14 Socialist Arthur C. Bruhn 2,982 11th of 14 Socialist Alden C. Galland 2,920 12th of 14 2nd Other Lafayette Cornwall 2,708 3rd of 4 3rd Socialist H. C. Darragh 957 3rd of 4 5th Progressive Guy A. Adams 2,056 3rd of 5 Socialist P. W. Collins 882 4th of 5 7th Progressive Robert M. Haythorn 2,096 3rd of 3 19th Progressive William G. White 1,244 2nd of 3 SocialistJames A. Morris 514 3rd of 3 22nd Progressive A. W. Winegar 23,459 2nd of 5 Socialist J. A. North 3,921 4th of 5 26th Progressive C. W. Strong 1,308 3rd of 3 1910 1st Citizen's Daniel C. Burns 15,403 4th of 16 Citizen's Benjamin C. Hilliard Jr. 15,346 5th of 16 Citizen's Edward W. Hurlburt 14,412 6th of 16 12th Citizen's/Progressive Sidney R. Propst 14,972 3rd of 3 16th Socialist Robert S. Clark 990 3rd of 3 30th Citizen's Tully Scott 2,076 2nd of 4 Socialist Ed. W. Moore 369 4th of 4

State house Election Seat Party Candidate Votes % Place Ref 2024 36th Forward Eric Mulder 8,532 2nd of 2 52nd Center Steve Yurash 18,088 2nd of 2 2020 15th Libertarian Mike McRedmond 2,459 3rd of 3 17th Libertarian Susan Quilleash 1,621 3rd of 3 21st Libertarian Michael Seebeck 1,743 3rd of 3 2018 15th Unaffiliated Theresa Stets 11,110 2nd of 2 18th Independent Maile Foster 2,489 3rd of 3 31st Libertarian Bree Owen 1,883 3rd of 3 54th Independent Thea Chase 11,449 2nd of 2 59th Independent Paul Jones 18,273 2nd of 2 2016 16th Libertarian John C. Hjersman 10,262 2nd of 2 17th Libertarian Susan Quilleash 2,116 3rd of 3 18th Libertarian Paotie Dawson 2,972 3rd of 3 20th Libertarian Judith Darcy 2,425 3rd of 3 21st Libertarian Michael Seebeck 7,904 2nd of 2 22nd Libertarian Mary Parker 17,207 2nd of 2 27th Unaffiliated Doug Miracle 2,996 3rd of 3 28th Libertarian Matthew Hess 3,402 3rd of 3 33rd LibertarianKim Tavendale 2,982 3rd of 3 34th Green JJ Dove 1,802 3rd of 3 50th Libertarian Roy Dakroub 1,401 3rd of 3 54th Libertarian Gilbert Fuller 8,563 2nd of 2 56th Libertarian Kevin Gulbranson 2,747 3rd of 3 60th Libertarian Glenn Ingalls 2,651 3rd of 3 63rd Libertarian Joe Johnson 3,678 3rd of 3 2014 7th Unaffiliated Elet Valentine 1,111 3rd of 3 11th Libertarian Bill Gibson 2,241 3rd of 3 23rd Libertarian Michael Beckerman 2,324 3rd of 3 27th Libertarian Niles Anderson 2,213 3rd of 3 29th Libertarian Hans Romer 2,040 3rd of 3 33rd Libertarian Carter Reid 2,015 3rd of 3 44th Libertarian Lily Williams 2,076 3rd of 3 54th Libertarian J.J. James Fletcher 3,285 3rd of 4 57th Libertarian Sacha Mero 5,431 2nd of 2 2012 7th Libertarian Desiree A. Maikranz 2,398 3rd of 3 12th Libertarian Matthew A. Webber 2,139 3rd of 3 13th Libertarian Howard P. Lambert 2,526 3rd of 3 14th Libertarian R. David Lucero 5,828 2nd of 3 Constitution Thomas O'Dell 2,351 3rd of 3 15th Libertarian Larry Reedy 4,654 2nd of 3 Constitution Michael Edstrom 3,322 3rd of 3 16th Libertarian Michael J. Giallombardo 5,735 2nd of 3 Constitution David Rawe 4,426 3rd of 3 19th Libertarian Alan MacGregor Bassett 4,735 2nd of 3 Constitution Timothy Shawn Biolchini 2,503 3rd of 3 21st Libertarian Laticia Burns 3,832 2nd of 3 Constitution Sean E. Halstead 3,318 3rd of 3 23rd Libertarian Michael M. Beckerman 2,529 3rd of 3 25th Libertarian Jack J. Woehr 2,448 3rd of 3 29th Libertarian Hans V. Romer 2,129 3rd of 3 32nd Libertarian Brett Halbert 1,179 3rd of 3 33rd Libertarian W. Earl Allen 2,182 3rd of 3 39th Libertarian Donna Price 2,200 3rd of 3 41st Unaffiliated Maria J. Fay 1,855 3rd of 3 44th Libertarian Jarrod C. Austin 9,845 2nd of 2 48th Libertarian John R. Gibson 8,866 2nd of 2 54th Libertarian Tim Menger 13,951 2nd of 2 58th Libertarian Jeff P. Downs 2,095 3rd of 3 61st Unaffiliated Kathleen Curry 5,732 3rd of 5 64th Libertarian Nick Schneider 7,770 2nd of 2 2010 4th Libertarian Marc Goddard 919 3rd of 3 12th Libertarian Bo Shaffer 1,631 3rd of 3 27th Libertarian Bud Martin 1,681 3rd of 3 44th Unaffiliated Peter Douglas Ericson 8,889 2nd of 3 44th Libertarian Christine Smith 2,005 3rd of 4 61st Unaffiliated (Write-in) Kathleen Curry (incumbent) 9,298 2nd of 3Beat Republican 2008 42nd Libertarian James Frye 1,207 3rd of 3 2006 13th Libertarian Rand Fanshier 5,178 2nd of 2 42nd Green Tim Babbidge 1,893 2nd of 2 2004 2nd Unaffiliated Jeff Peckman 2,361 2nd of 2 7th Reform Andrew Jones 2,909 2nd of 2 13th Libertarian Rand Fanshier 6,113 2nd of 2 17th Libertarian Jessica Wheeler 766 3rd of 3 24th Libertarian Shawn Elke Glazer 4,987 2nd of 2 51st Unaffiliated Pam Howard 3,797 2nd of 2 2002 4th Libertarian Ralph Carlos Estrada 1,147 3rd of 3 6th Libertarian Jeff Taton 3,397 2nd of 2 10th Libertarian Craig Johnson 3,572 2nd of 2 14th Libertarian John K. Berntson 3,139 2nd of 2 20th Libertarian Steve F. Gresh 3,762 2nd of 2 35th Libertarian Steven E. Lechner 3,041 2nd of 2 40th Libertarian David R. Morgan 3,799 2nd of 2 45th Libertarian Larry Hamilton 4,766 2nd of 2 50th Libertarian Lester W. Edgett 2,712 2nd of 2 51st Unaffiliated Joe Jabaily 11,567 2nd of 2 54th Green Eric A. Rechel 3,624 2nd of 2 63rd Libertarian Gene Leverett 3,053 2nd of 2 2000 2nd Libertarian Vernon L. Tomkins 629 3rd of 3 3rd Libertarian Benjamin J. Aycrigg 2,984 2nd of 2 4th Libertarian Ralph Carlos Estrada 1,345 3rd of 3 5th Libertarian Martin Joseph Vigil 2,554 2nd of 2 8th Libertarian Walter Schlomer 1,924 2nd of 2 11th LibertarianGlen A. Brink 2,987 2nd of 3 Natural LawMark Mellott 1,751 3rd of 3 12th Libertarian Dwight K. Harding 5,483 2nd of 2 15th Libertarian Carol Geltemeyer 1,184 3rd of 3 19th Libertarian Colette Wright 1,695 3rd of 3 20th Libertarian Ariane Hildenbrandt 5,397 2nd of 2 24th Libertarian Shawn Elke Glazer 1,440 3rd of 3 28th LibertarianMike Spalding 5,942 2nd of 2 32nd Libertarian Stephen M. Hutchens 3,005 2nd of 2 34th Libertarian David Wood 3,753 2nd of 2 38th Libertarian Richard A. Roeder 4,673 2nd of 2 47th Libertarian Betty Kay McCanless 4,372 2nd of 2 48th Libertarian Anthony Barbour 4,778 2nd of 2 49th Libertarian Robert J. Brooks 5,609 2nd of 2 50th Libertarian Russ J. Haddad 3,208 2nd of 2 54th Libertarian Christella Lans 4,492 2nd of 2 55th Libertarian David E. Cooper 4,137 2nd of 2 58th Libertarian W. Dale Murphy 6,345 2nd of 2 59th Libertarian William E. Zimsky 1,817 3rd of 3 63rd Libertarian Gene Leverett 3,262 2nd of 2 65th Libertarian Trent Lynn Eichhorn 2,193 2nd of 2

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