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1974Final results

1974 election for Colorado Senate District 8

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Clarence Decker (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating T. J. Hackworth (R) by 10.5 points.

Clarence DeckerDemocrat · winner
55.2%11,926
T. J. HackworthRepublican
44.8%9,662
21,588 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+6.91978R+25.41988R+34.11996R+2.12000R+2.92004R+9.82008

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