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1978Final results

1978 election for Colorado House District 52

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Gwenne Hume (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Bruce Handley (D) by 35.8 points.

Gwenne HumeRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%10,941
31.2%5,097
1.7%283
16,321 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+18.11972D+5.71974R+15.41976R+35.81978R+30.51980R+16.71984

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

The candidates

Gwenne Hume (R)Bruce Handley (D)

Also on the ballot: Carmen Piekenbrock (Libertarian), 1.7%