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1978Final results

1978 election for Colorado House District 49

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Bill Hilsmeier (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Korn (D) by 21.2 points.

Bill HilsmeierRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%9,239
Bill KornDemocrat
39.4%6,008
15,247 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+17.41972R+4.31974R+19.81976R+21.21978D+2.11980R+36.41982

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