1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado Senate District 15
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Sam Barnhill (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating John G. Canny (D) by 33.3 points.
Sam BarnhillRepublican · winner
63.8%18,752
John G. CannyDemocrat
30.5%8,953
Jim PhelpsLibertarian
5.7%1,679
29,384 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