1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado House District 23
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
John R. McElderry (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Melvin A. Harmel (D) by 21.7 points.
John R. McElderryRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%6,236
Melvin A. HarmelDemocrat
39.1%4,009
10,245 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