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1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Colorado House District 65

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Maynard K. Yost (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating David Sprague (D) by 4.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Maynard K. YostRepublican · winner
52.1%8,419
David SpragueDemocrat · incumbent
47.9%7,736
16,155 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+1.71972D+3.41974R+4.21976D+0.11978D+8.61980R+17.61982

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