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1984Final results

1984 election for Colorado's 2nd District

U.S. House · Colorado

Timothy Wirth (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Michael J. "mike" Norton (R) by 7.7 points.

Timothy WirthDemocrat · winner
53.2%118,580
45.5%101,488
Jerry Van SickleLibertarian
1.3%2,791
222,859 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+15.31980D+25.41982D+7.71984D+2.91986D+25.51988D+21.31990

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Timothy WirthMichael J. "mike" Norton
$581K
Raised by the campaign
$153K
$588.5K
Spent by the campaign
$149.9K
$34.7K
Cash on hand
$3.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984

The candidates