1968Final results
1968 election for Colorado House District 59
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Harold R. Koster (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating James Patrick Smith (D) by 9.2 points.
Harold R. KosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%7,457
James Patrick SmithDemocrat
45.4%6,206
13,663 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET