1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Colorado House District 47
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Peggy Reeves (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating James W. Brown (R) by 11.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Peggy ReevesDemocrat · winner
55.9%8,564
James W. BrownRepublican · incumbent
44.1%6,761
15,325 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