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1986Final results

1986 election for Colorado House District 45

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

John J. Irwin (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Nancy Kain (D) by 16.0 points.

John J. IrwinRepublican · winner
58.0%10,058
Nancy KainDemocrat
42.0%7,286
17,344 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+14.81974D+2.71976R+8.51978R+16.01986R+28.91988D+16.21992

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