1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Colorado House District 47
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
David Skaggs (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating William B. Howe (R) by 4.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David SkaggsDemocrat · winner
49.5%11,753
William B. HoweRepublican
45.3%10,743
Karen BallasOther party
5.2%1,240
23,736 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