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1980Final results

1980 election for Colorado House District 59

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Robert E. Denier (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Denny Ehlers (D) by 7.3 points.

Robert E. DenierRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%10,423
Denny EhlersDemocrat
46.3%8,999
19,422 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+30.41972D+39.81974R+14.31976R+7.31980D+7.81982D+43.61984

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