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1982Final results

1982 election for Colorado House District 53

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Jim Scherer (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Kenneth S. Fellman (D) by 10.6 points.

Jim SchererRepublican · winner
55.3%8,243
44.7%6,661
14,904 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+44.81974D+39.11976D+32.51980R+10.61982D+6.21986D+1.11988

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