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1968Final results

1968 election for Colorado House District 51

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Forrest G. Burns (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Dan H. Sniff (R) by 7.2 points.

Forrest G. BurnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%5,784
Dan H. SniffRepublican
46.4%5,010
10,794 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+17.31974R+17.21976R+16.91978R+38.61980R+24.81984D+1.31986

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