1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 Colorado election results
Every race on Colorado's ballot in the 1982 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races90
Changed party0
Unopposed27%24 races
Incumbents defeated5
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Richard D. Lamm (D) | 34.9 |
U.S. House
D 3 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO-1 | Patricia Schroeder (D) | 22.8 | |
| CO-2 | Timothy Wirth (D) | 25.4 | |
| CO-3 | Ray Kogovsek (D) | 8.7 | |
| CO-4 | Hank Brown (R) | 39.5 | |
| CO-5 | Ken Kramer (R) | 19.1 | |
| CO-6 | Jack Swigert (R) | 26.6 |
Colorado State Senate
D 7 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | James L. Brandon (R) | 10.5 | |
| SD-2 | Jim Rizzuto (D) | 2.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-3 | John Beno (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | C. Michael Callihan (D) | 11.7 | |
| SD-6 | Dan D. Noble (R) | 42.0 | |
| SD-7 | Tillman Bishop (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Joel Hefley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Jeff Wells (R) | 5.9 | |
| SD-12 | Harold L. McCormick (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Thomas R. H. Glass (D) | 6.5 | |
| SD-15 | Wayne Allard (R) | 19.6 | |
| SD-16 | John P. Donley (R) | 15.5 | |
| SD-20 | Claire Traylor (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Daniel Schaefer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Polly Bacabarragan (D) | 31.7 | |
| SD-29 | Joe Winkler (R) | 32.2 | |
| SD-30 | Dennis Gallagher (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Ray Peterson (D) | 19.1 |
Colorado House of Representatives
D 25 · R 40
Colorado
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab