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1980Final results

1980 election for Colorado House District 11

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Jack McCroskey (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Mary Lou Halliburton (R) by 9.7 points.

Jack McCroskeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%7,406
43.5%6,057
Ruth E. BennettLibertarian
3.4%477
13,940 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+6.21974D+3.71976D+9.31978D+9.71980D+0.61982R+1.91984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates