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1976Final results

1976 election for Colorado House District 23

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

John R. McElderry (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Law (D) by 20.2 points.

John R. McElderryRepublican · winner
60.1%8,349
LawDemocrat
39.9%5,545
13,894 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

EvenR+14.91972R+3.91974R+20.21976R+21.71978R+23.71980R+25.71984

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