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1976Final results

1976 election for Colorado House District 53

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Charles B. Howe (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating George Bailey (R) by 39.1 points.

Charles B. HoweDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%10,438
George BaileyRepublican
30.4%4,569
15,007 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+16.01972D+44.81974D+39.11976D+32.51980R+10.61982D+6.21986

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