1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Colorado House District 54
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Robert F. Burford (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating T. John Baer Jr. (D) by 14.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert F. BurfordRepublican · winner
57.1%7,382
T. John Baer Jr.Democrat · incumbent
42.9%5,541
12,923 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET