1980Final results
1980 election for Colorado House District 36
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Bev Scherling (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating James Wright (D) by 38.0 points.
Bev ScherlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%6,257
James WrightDemocrat
31.0%2,814
9,071 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