1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Colorado Senate District 13
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Sally Hopper (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Helen Kalin Klanderud (D) by 1.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sally HopperRepublican · winner
50.8%18,599
Helen Kalin KlanderudDemocrat
49.2%18,048
36,647 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