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1986Final results

1986 election for Colorado House District 56

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Dan Williams (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Bonnifield (D) by 37.1 points.

Dan WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%10,778
31.5%4,945
15,723 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+22.21978R+8.31982R+23.01984R+37.11986R+38.61988R+12.31992

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