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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Colorado Senate District 2

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Jim Rizzuto (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Clark (R) by 2.2 points.

Jim RizzutoDemocrat · winner
51.1%15,537
Kenneth ClarkRepublican · incumbent
48.9%14,881
30,418 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+2.51994R+18.41998R+17.82002R+21.62006R+16.52010R+30.62018

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