1980Final results
1980 election for Colorado Senate District 23
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Leslie Fowler (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Cavanaugh (D) by 22.7 points.
Leslie FowlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.4%25,879
Joe CavanaughDemocrat
38.6%16,287
42,166 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