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1982Final results

1982 election for Colorado House District 9

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Ruth E. Prendergast (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Norma Edelman (D) by 0.4 points.

Ruth E. PrendergastRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%9,255
49.8%9,189
18,444 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

EvenR+12.91984R+11.51988R+31.61990D+15.41992D+18.01994D+21.21996

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