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