1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Colorado election results
Every race on Colorado's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races89
Changed party12
Unopposed25%22 races
Incumbents defeated4
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | William Armstrong (R) | 18.4 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Richard D. Lamm (D) | 20.8 |
U.S. House
D 3 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO-1 | Patricia Schroeder (D) | 24.4 | |
| CO-2 | Timothy Wirth (D) | 5.8 | |
| CO-3 | Ray Kogovsek (D) | 0.3 | |
| CO-4 | James P. "jim" Johnson (R) | 22.4 | |
| CO-5 | Ken Kramer (R) | 25.4 |
Colorado State Senate
D 6 · R 11 · 4 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Dennis Gallagher (D) | 55.2 | |
| SD-2 | Paul Sandoval (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Paul Powers (R) | 11.7 | |
| SD-8 | Sam Zakhem (R) | 6.9 | Flipped |
| SD-9 | Joel Hefley (R) | 29.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-11 | William J. Hughes (R) | 43.6 | |
| SD-13 | Daniel Schaefer (R) | 38.4 | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Sam Barnhill (R) | 33.3 | |
| SD-18 | Polly Bacabarragan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | John Beno (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Fred E. Anderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | James M. Kadlecek (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Tillman Bishop (R) | 56.3 | |
| SD-32 | Dan D. Noble (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Martin Hatcher (D) | 23.7 | |
| SD-34 | Kenneth Clark (R) | 0.1 | Flipped |
| SD-35 | Maynard K. Yost (R) | 10.1 |
Colorado House of Representatives
D 28 · R 37 · 8 changed party
Colorado
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab