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1980Final results

1980 election for Colorado House District 19

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Peter M. Minahan (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Brinton (D) by 31.5 points.

Peter M. MinahanRepublican · winner
65.7%8,453
34.3%4,406
12,859 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+22.01974D+5.51976R+7.21978R+31.51980R+23.41982R+16.11986

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