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1978 election for Colorado Senate District 8
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Sam Zakhem (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Demoulin (D) by 6.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sam ZakhemRepublican · winner
53.5%10,120
Charles DemoulinDemocrat
46.5%8,811
18,931 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