1986Final results
1986 election for Colorado Senate District 9
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Michael C. Bird (R) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating C. T. Tom Sandford (D) by 54.6 points.
Michael C. BirdRepublican · winner
77.3%26,362
C. T. Tom SandfordDemocrat
22.7%7,740
34,102 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