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1978Final results

1978 election for Colorado House District 46

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Ronald H. Strahle (R) won with 85.0% of the vote, defeating Neil Smith (Lib) by 70.0 points.

Ronald H. StrahleRepublican · winner · incumbent
85.0%10,895
Neil SmithLibertarian
15.0%1,925
12,820 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

EvenR+11.11972R+7.91974R+11.71976R+13.31982R+8.61984R+17.51986

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