1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Colorado House District 27
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Jim Pierson (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Timothy M. Cranston (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim PiersonDemocrat · winner
50.3%11,396
Timothy M. CranstonRepublican
49.7%11,273
22,669 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET