1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Colorado House District 17
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Jean Larson (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Richie (D) by 10.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jean LarsonRepublican · winner
55.3%2,748
Donald E. RichieDemocrat
44.7%2,225
4,973 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