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1976Final results

1976 election for Colorado House District 45

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

James Lloyd (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Yelek (R) by 2.7 points.

James LloydDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%10,681
YelekRepublican
48.6%10,113
20,794 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

EvenD+1.61972D+14.81974D+2.71976R+8.51978R+16.01986R+28.91988

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