1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Colorado House District 45
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Stephen T. Erickson (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Burt (D) by 8.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Stephen T. EricksonRepublican · winner
54.3%7,674
Bill BurtDemocrat
45.7%6,471
14,145 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