1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado Senate District 1
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Dennis Gallagher (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Ray Fenster (R) by 55.2 points.
Dennis GallagherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.6%11,665
Ray FensterRepublican
22.4%3,369
15,034 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