1976Final results
1976 election for Colorado House District 49
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Bill Hilsmeier (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Riesberg (D) by 19.8 points.
Bill HilsmeierRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%11,494
RiesbergDemocrat
40.1%7,692
19,186 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