1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Colorado Senate District 31
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Richard M. Soash (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Stoddard (R) by 4.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard M. SoashDemocrat · winner
52.0%18,505
StoddardRepublican
48.0%17,058
35,563 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET