1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado Senate District 11
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
William J. Hughes (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating John E. Demers (D) by 43.6 points.
William J. HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%11,408
John E. DemersDemocrat
28.2%4,476
15,884 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