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1976 election for Colorado House District 59

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Robert E. Denier (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating J. M. Craig (D) by 14.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Robert E. DenierRepublican · winner
57.2%9,076
J. M. CraigDemocrat
42.8%6,803
15,879 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+30.41972D+39.81974R+14.31976R+7.31980D+7.81982D+43.61984

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