1980Final results
1980 election for Colorado House District 13
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Gerald Kopel (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Swalm (R) by 1.1 points.
Gerald KopelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%8,629
Paul SwalmRepublican
49.4%8,439
17,068 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET