1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado House District 51
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Walter Younglund (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Roland Naibauer (D) by 16.9 points.
Walter YounglundRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%5,460
Roland NaibauerDemocrat
41.5%3,880
9,340 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