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1978Final results

1978 election for Colorado House District 14

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Betty Neale (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Harold Tuft (D) by 38.3 points.

Betty NealeRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%12,223
Harold TuftDemocrat
30.0%5,370
Dave NolanLibertarian
1.8%321
17,914 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

EvenR+19.51972R+0.81974R+21.41976R+38.31978R+42.81980D+17.71982

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

The candidates

Betty Neale (R)Harold Tuft (D)

Also on the ballot: Dave Nolan (Libertarian), 1.8%