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1976Final results

1976 election for Colorado House District 56

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

W. P. Hinman (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating D. Jones (D) by 27.8 points.

W. P. HinmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%12,703
D. JonesDemocrat
36.1%7,175
19,878 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+27.81976R+22.21978R+8.31982R+23.01984R+37.11986R+38.61988

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