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Colorado, State House, District 24

Colorado House of Representatives District 24
Current incumbentMonica Duran Democratic Party

Colorado’s twenty-fourth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Monica Duran.

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 24

Monica Duran (D) defeated Arthur Erwin (R) in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 24 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Monica Duran (D)
63.5
25,987

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Arthur Erwin (R)
36.5
14,945

Total votes: 40,932
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 24

Monica Duran defeated Kris Teegardin in the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 24 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Monica Duran (D)
54.6
6,636

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Kris Teegardin (D)
45.4
5,520

Total votes: 12,156
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 24

Arthur Erwin advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 24 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Arthur Erwin (R)
100
5,656

Total votes: 5,656


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 Jessie Danielson defeated Joseph DeMott in the Colorado House of Representatives District 24 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 24 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jessie Danielson Incumbent 56.99% 24,103
Republican Joseph DeMott 43.01% 18,191
Total Votes 42,294
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Incumbent Jessie Danielson ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 24 Democratic primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jessie Danielson Incumbent (unopposed)

Joy Bowman ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 24 Republican primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joy Bowman (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. Jessie Danielson defeated Kristian Teegardin in the Democratic primary, while Joseph DeMott was unopposed in the Republican primary. Danielson defeated Demott in the general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 24, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJessie Danielson 53.4% 17,501
Republican Joseph DeMott 46.6% 15,286
Total Votes 32,787

Colorado House of Representatives District 24 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJessie Danielson 56.3% 2,797
Kristian Teegardin 43.7% 2,175
Total Votes 4,972

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 Sue Schafer defeated E. V. Leyendecker (R) and Christian Althen (L) in the general election. The candidates ran without opposition in the June 26 primary elections.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 24, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSue Schafer Incumbent 58.5% 23,639
Republican E.V. Leyendecker 36.5% 14,757
Libertarian Christian Althen 4.9% 1,981
Total Votes 40,377

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Colorado House of Representatives District 24 raised a total of $604,487. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $33,583 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado House of Representatives District 24

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $77,722 3 $25,907
2014 $148,589 3 $49,530
2012 $83,760 2 $41,880
2010 $60,225 2 $30,113
2008 $96,835 3 $32,278
2006 $29,075 1 $29,075
2004 $23,140 1 $23,140
2002 $28,873 1 $28,873
2000 $56,268 2 $28,134
Total $604,487 18 $33,583