1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Colorado election results
Every race on Colorado's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races90
Changed party11
Unopposed24%22 races
Incumbents defeated7
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Timothy Wirth (D) | 1.6 |
Governors
D 1
U.S. House
D 3 · R 3 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO-1 | Patricia Schroeder (D) | 36.7 | |
| CO-2 | David Skaggs (D) | 2.9 | |
| CO-3 | Ben Campbell (D) | 3.7 | Flipped |
| CO-4 | Hank Brown (R) | 39.6 | |
| CO-5 | Joel Hefley (R) | 39.5 | |
| CO-6 | Daniel Schaefer (R) | 31.5 |
Colorado State Senate
D 6 · R 11 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | James L. Brandon (R) | 12.1 | |
| SD-2 | Jim Rizzuto (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Larry E. Trujillo (D) | 24.2 | |
| SD-5 | Robert L. Pastore (D) | 0.6 | |
| SD-6 | Robert E. Denier (R) | 4.6 | |
| SD-7 | Tillman Bishop (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Michael C. Bird (R) | 54.6 | |
| SD-11 | Jeff Wells (R) | 29.3 | |
| SD-13 | Sally Hopper (R) | 1.5 | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Wayne Allard (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | John P. Donley (R) | 32.8 | |
| SD-20 | Claire Traylor (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Bill Schroeder (R) | 21.1 | |
| SD-24 | Brian McCauley (D) | 20.4 | |
| SD-29 | Joe Winkler (R) | 34.2 | |
| SD-30 | Dennis Gallagher (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Ray Peterson (D) | 17.7 |
Colorado House of Representatives
D 25 · R 40 · 9 changed party
Colorado
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab