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1980Final results

1980 election for Colorado House District 48

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Bill Artist (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Steven J. Griffith (D) by 38.4 points.

Bill ArtistRepublican · winner
69.2%15,612
30.8%6,947
22,559 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+20.41976R+38.41980R+37.91986R+16.51990R+20.31992R+32.61994

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