1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Colorado House District 13
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Gerald Kopel (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Swalm (R) by 5.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gerald KopelDemocrat · winner
52.0%7,288
Paul SwalmRepublican · incumbent
46.6%6,527
Bruce N. CavanaughOther party
1.3%189
14,004 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET