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1974 election for Colorado House District 61

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Robert N. Shoemaker (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Walter Schepp (R) by 31.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Robert N. ShoemakerDemocrat · winner
65.6%8,093
Walter ScheppRepublican
34.4%4,253
12,346 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

EvenR+7.31972D+31.11974D+18.11976D+40.81978D+15.31984R+1.51986

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