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1984Final results

1984 election for Colorado Senate District 18

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Jana Mendez (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Bob Shonkwiler (R) by 4.5 points.

Jana MendezDemocrat · winner
52.2%21,069
Bob ShonkwilerRepublican
47.8%19,258
40,327 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+4.51984D+23.11988D+44.11996D+50.32000D+56.72004D+56.72012

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