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1984Final results

1984 election for Colorado House District 65

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

John Hamlin (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Melba Hastings (D) by 4.1 points.

John HamlinRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%9,539
48.0%8,795
18,334 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

EvenD+0.11978D+8.61980R+17.61982R+4.11984R+11.11986D+2.21990

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