1982Final results
1982 election for Colorado House District 59
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Ben Campbell (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Donald F. Whalen (R) by 7.8 points.
Ben CampbellDemocrat · winner
53.9%8,441
Donald F. WhalenRepublican
46.1%7,216
15,657 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET