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1986Final results

1986 election for Colorado House District 17

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Barbara Philips (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Mark Morland (D) by 2.6 points.

Barbara PhilipsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%4,674
Mark MorlandDemocrat
48.7%4,436
9,110 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+8.21980R+14.21982R+18.01984R+2.61986R+0.21988D+5.21990

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