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1986Final results

1986 election for Colorado House District 63

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Elwood Gillis (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Eldon Herschel Hays (D) by 31.7 points.

Elwood GillisRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%9,785
34.1%5,073
14,858 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+7.71980R+17.21982R+30.91984R+31.71986R+5.61988R+1.91990

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