1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado House District 40
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Joe Winkler (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Ed Schreiber (D) by 22.4 points.
Joe WinklerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%18,759
Ed SchreiberDemocrat
38.8%11,890
30,649 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