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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
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

EvenD+39.81974R+14.31976R+7.31980D+7.81982D+43.61984D+10.21986

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