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1988Final results

1988 election for Colorado House District 15

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Ruth Wright (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen Buchanan (R) by 43.5 points.

Ruth WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%14,725
28.3%5,802
20,527 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+29.31978R+3.91980D+36.51984D+43.51988D+52.21990R+37.61992

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