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1980 election for Colorado House District 55

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Vickie Armstrong (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Carol Edmonds (D) by 8.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Vickie ArmstrongRepublican · winner
54.0%11,291
Carol EdmondsDemocrat · incumbent
46.0%9,616
20,907 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

EvenD+12.51974D+5.61976D+8.31978R+8.01980D+18.01988D+17.41994

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