1974Final results
1974 election for Colorado House District 49
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Bill Hilsmeier (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Eugene R. Shimel (D) by 4.3 points.
Bill HilsmeierRepublican · winner
52.2%7,450
Eugene R. ShimelDemocrat
47.8%6,835
14,285 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)