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1968Final results

1968 election for Colorado House District 57

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Robert Schafer (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Claude Merritt (D) by 24.7 points.

Robert SchaferRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%7,447
37.7%4,499
11,946 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

EvenD+21.51974D+27.51976R+10.21978D+12.11980R+0.11982R+58.81984

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