1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado House District 26
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Dorothy K. Witherspoon (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Tom Leadabrand (R) by 5.7 points.
Dorothy K. WitherspoonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%8,250
Tom LeadabrandRepublican
47.2%7,364
15,614 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