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1982Final results

1982 election for Colorado House District 26

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Don Mielke (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Ralph L. Williams (D) by 36.1 points.

Don MielkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%10,916
32.0%5,128
16,044 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+0.11976D+5.71978R+5.01980R+36.11982R+40.71984R+25.91988

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