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1976Final results

1976 election for Colorado House District 61

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Robert N. Shoemaker (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Donnelly (R) by 18.1 points.

Robert N. ShoemakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%8,501
DonnellyRepublican
38.0%5,755
FloreyIndependent
5.9%900
15,156 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+7.31972D+31.11974D+18.11976D+40.81978D+15.31984R+1.51986

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