1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 Colorado State Senate election results, district by district
Every Colorado State Senate district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 14 · R 21
Races18
Changed party0
Unopposed39%7 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 7 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | James L. Brandon (R) | 10.5 | |
| SD-2 | Jim Rizzuto (D) | 2.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-3 | John Beno (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | C. Michael Callihan (D) | 11.7 | |
| SD-6 | Dan D. Noble (R) | 42.0 | |
| SD-7 | Tillman Bishop (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Joel Hefley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Jeff Wells (R) | 5.9 | |
| SD-12 | Harold L. McCormick (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Thomas R. H. Glass (D) | 6.5 | |
| SD-15 | Wayne Allard (R) | 19.6 | |
| SD-16 | John P. Donley (R) | 15.5 | |
| SD-20 | Claire Traylor (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Daniel Schaefer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Polly Bacabarragan (D) | 31.7 | |
| SD-29 | Joe Winkler (R) | 32.2 | |
| SD-30 | Dennis Gallagher (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Ray Peterson (D) | 19.1 |
Colorado State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner