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1968Final results

1968 election for Colorado House District 16

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Thomas Bastien (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating William H. Lewis (Ind) by 11.8 points.

Thomas BastienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%5,166
William H. LewisIndependent
44.1%4,077
9,243 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+20.41976R+43.51980R+39.91984R+33.41986R+30.61988R+29.81990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET