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1986 election for Colorado House District 53

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Samuel Williams (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Ron Harrison (R) by 6.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Samuel WilliamsDemocrat · winner
53.1%9,111
Ron HarrisonRepublican
46.9%8,052
17,163 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+39.11976D+32.51980R+10.61982D+6.21986D+1.11988D+13.51990

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