1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Colorado House District 65
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Melba Hastings (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth G. Sharp (R) by 0.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Melba HastingsDemocrat · winner
50.0%6,678
Elizabeth G. SharpRepublican
50.0%6,669
13,347 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