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1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Colorado House District 38

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Jim Reeves (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Stephen A. Lyon (D) by 7.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jim ReevesRepublican · winner
53.6%7,943
Stephen A. LyonDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%6,883
14,826 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+24.01972D+3.51974R+7.11976R+16.31978R+34.11982R+40.81984

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