1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado House District 31
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
James Shepard (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Doris Durdy (R) by 6.8 points.
James ShepardDemocrat · winner
53.4%6,814
Doris DurdyRepublican
46.6%5,950
12,764 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