1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Colorado House District 61
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Ken Chlouber (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Robert N. Shoemaker (D) by 1.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ken ChlouberRepublican · winner
50.7%8,871
Robert N. ShoemakerDemocrat · incumbent
49.3%8,615
17,486 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