1982Final results
1982 election for Colorado Senate District 5
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
C. Michael Callihan (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating James R. Lillpop (R) by 11.7 points.
C. Michael CallihanDemocrat · winner
55.8%16,902
James R. LillpopRepublican
44.2%13,370
30,272 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