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Colorado, State House, District 37

Colorado House of Representatives District 37
Current incumbentTom Sullivan Democratic Party

Colorado’s thirty-seventh state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Tom Sullivan.

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 37

Tom Sullivan (D) defeated incumbent Cole Wist (R) in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 37 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tom Sullivan (D)
54.0
21,686

Cole Wist (R)
46.0
18,451

Total votes: 40,137
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 37

Tom Sullivan advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 37 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tom Sullivan (D)
100
7,624

Total votes: 7,624
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 37

Incumbent Cole Wist advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 37 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Cole Wist (R)
100
6,729

Total votes: 6,729


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 Cole Wist defeated Carol Barrett in the Colorado House of Representatives District 37 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 37 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Cole Wist Incumbent 54.65% 23,518
Democratic Carol Barrett 45.35% 19,516
Total Votes 43,034
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Carol Barrett ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 37 Democratic primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 37 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carol Barrett (unopposed)

Incumbent Cole Wist ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 37 Republican primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 37 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Cole Wist Incumbent (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. Nancy Cronk was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jack Tate defeated Michael Fields in the Republican primary. Tate defeated Cronk in the general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 37, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJack Tate 58% 19,104
Democratic Nancy Cronk 42% 13,834
Total Votes 32,938

Colorado House of Representatives District 37 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJack Tate 65.7% 4,377
Michael Fields 34.3% 2,285
Total Votes 6,662

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 Spencer Swalm defeated Jan Spooner (D) and Jeffrey Kicia (L) in the general election. The candidates ran unopposed in the June 26 primary elections.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 37, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSpencer Swalm Incumbent 52.4% 21,318
Democratic Jan Spooner 43.9% 17,864
Libertarian Jeffrey J. Kicia 3.7% 1,509
Total Votes 40,691

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Colorado House of Representatives District 37 raised a total of $869,224. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $39,510 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado House of Representatives District 37

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $45,561 2 $22,781
2014 $118,914 3 $39,638
2012 $65,451 2 $32,726
2010 $69,715 2 $34,858
2008 $204,320 3 $68,107
2006 $167,264 3 $55,755
2004 $17,548 2 $8,774
2002 $66,278 2 $33,139
2000 $114,173 3 $38,058
Total $869,224 22 $39,510