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1988Final results

1988 election for Colorado House District 16

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Bill Martin (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry Buchholz (D) by 30.6 points.

Bill MartinRepublican · winner
65.3%12,168
34.7%6,466
18,634 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+43.51980R+39.91984R+33.41986R+30.61988R+29.81990R+31.51992

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