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1978 election for Colorado House District 36

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Bev Scherling (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Hagedorn (D) by 10.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bev ScherlingRepublican · winner
55.4%3,963
Bob HagedornDemocrat
44.6%3,189
7,152 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

EvenD+3.71972D+25.91974D+14.81976R+10.81978R+38.01980D+1.31982

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