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1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Colorado House District 47

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

James W. Brown (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Peggy Reeves (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

James W. BrownRepublican · winner
50.3%10,342
Peggy ReevesDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%10,215
20,557 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+7.51978D+4.31980D+4.61982R+0.61984D+11.81986D+23.81988

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