1980Final results
1980 election for Colorado Senate District 31
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Richard M. Soash (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Chuck Bailey (R) by 28.1 points.
Richard M. SoashDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%27,334
Chuck BaileyRepublican
35.9%15,336
42,670 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