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1986Final results

1986 election for Colorado House District 54

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Ed Carpenter (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Don Macdonald (D) by 15.0 points.

Ed CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%9,497
42.5%7,020
16,517 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+29.71978R+24.11980R+31.31984R+15.01986R+21.41988R+32.11992

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