1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Colorado's 3rd District
U.S. House · Colorado
Michael L. "mike" Strang (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating W. Mitchell (D) by 15.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael L. "mike" StrangRepublican · winner
57.1%122,669
W. MitchellDemocrat
41.9%90,063
Robert JahelkaLibertarian
0.6%1,358
Henry John OlshawOther party
0.4%880
214,974 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
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.
W. MitchellMichael L. "mike" Strang
$510.9K
Raised by the campaign
$511.4K
$508.6K
Spent by the campaign
$456.9K
$2.1K
Cash on hand
$54.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984
The candidates
Michael L. "mike" Strang (R)W. Mitchell (D)
Also on the ballot: Robert Jahelka (Libertarian), 0.6%; Henry John Olshaw (Other party), 0.4%