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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Colorado House District 44

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Leo Jenkins (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Kirscht (R) by 4.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Leo JenkinsDemocrat · winner
52.5%9,063
Bob KirschtRepublican · incumbent
47.5%8,211
17,274 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

EvenD+14.71972R+16.71982D+4.91986R+0.51988R+38.71990D+3.71992

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