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1988Final results

1988 election for Colorado House District 26

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Shirleen Tucker (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Arthur E. Merriman (D) by 25.9 points.

Shirleen TuckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%13,096
37.1%7,716
20,812 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+5.01980R+36.11982R+40.71984R+25.91988R+19.61992R+34.11994

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