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1986Final results

1986 election for Colorado House District 46

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

John Ulvang (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Sheridan (D) by 17.5 points.

John UlvangRepublican · winner
58.7%12,126
41.3%8,518
20,644 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+11.71976R+13.31982R+8.61984R+17.51986D+1.61990D+52.62006

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