Political History
In August 2008 Colona defeated four other Democratic challengers in the primary to replace term-limited Representative Mike Daus. Colona won with nearly 43 percent of the vote. No Republican ran for the seat so Colona was unopposed in the November 2008 general election. In the 2010 general election Colona handily defeated Republican challenger Curtis Farber with 82-percent of the vote to win a second term.
| Missouri 67th District State Representative Election 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Curtis Farber | 1,370 | 18% | ||
| Democratic | Mike Colona | 6,260 | 82% | Winner | |
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