1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Colorado House District 20
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Joel Hefley (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating William S. Flanery Jr. (D) by 10.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joel HefleyRepublican · winner
55.2%6,278
William S. Flanery Jr.Democrat · incumbent
44.8%5,087
11,365 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET