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1980Final results

1980 election for Colorado House District 30

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

John Hamlin (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Juanita Preston Sparks (D) by 36.0 points.

John HamlinRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%7,848
32.0%3,694
11,542 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

EvenR+7.31974R+36.01980D+4.01982D+15.71984D+3.41986D+2.31988

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