1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado House District 58
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
C. Michael Callihan (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Ed Nelson (R) by 17.7 points.
C. Michael CallihanDemocrat · winner
58.9%8,163
Ed NelsonRepublican
41.1%5,706
13,869 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