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1978Final results

1978 election for Colorado House District 15

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Cliff Dodge (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Vince Taliercio (D) by 29.3 points.

Cliff DodgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%6,493
34.4%3,504
Loran GaytonLibertarian
1.9%189
10,186 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+6.71974R+4.81976R+29.31978R+3.91980D+36.51984D+43.51988

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

The candidates

Cliff Dodge (R)Vince Taliercio (D)

Also on the ballot: Loran Gayton (Libertarian), 1.9%