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1968Final results

1968 election for Colorado House District 8

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Richard D. Lamm (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Lela S. Gilbert (R) by 23.9 points.

Richard D. LammDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%5,970
Lela S. GilbertRepublican
38.1%3,668
9,638 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+73.41984D+57.81992D+61.01996D+65.41998D+66.62002D+71.32010

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