1980Final results
1980 election for Colorado House District 51
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Walter Younglund (R) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Joe D. Martinez (D) by 38.6 points.
Walter YounglundRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.3%9,582
Joe D. MartinezDemocrat
30.7%4,248
13,830 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