1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Colorado House District 36
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Steve Ruddick (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating John Singer (R) by 2.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve RuddickDemocrat · winner
51.2%5,659
John SingerRepublican · incumbent
48.8%5,396
11,055 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET