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1986Final results

1986 election for Colorado House District 37

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Chris Paulson (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Erica Byrne (D) by 26.5 points.

Chris PaulsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%8,160
Erica ByrneDemocrat
36.7%4,741
12,901 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+43.31978R+34.41980R+18.21982R+26.51986R+27.31988R+15.61990

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