1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Colorado State Senate election results, district by district
Every Colorado State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 13 · R 22
Races17
Changed party4
Unopposed35%6 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 6 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Dennis Gallagher (D) | 55.2 | |
| SD-2 | Paul Sandoval (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Paul Powers (R) | 11.7 | |
| SD-8 | Sam Zakhem (R) | 6.9 | Flipped |
| SD-9 | Joel Hefley (R) | 29.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-11 | William J. Hughes (R) | 43.6 | |
| SD-13 | Daniel Schaefer (R) | 38.4 | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Sam Barnhill (R) | 33.3 | |
| SD-18 | Polly Bacabarragan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | John Beno (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Fred E. Anderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | James M. Kadlecek (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Tillman Bishop (R) | 56.3 | |
| SD-32 | Dan D. Noble (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Martin Hatcher (D) | 23.7 | |
| SD-34 | Kenneth Clark (R) | 0.1 | Flipped |
| SD-35 | Maynard K. Yost (R) | 10.1 |
Colorado State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner