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1988Final results

1988 election for Colorado House District 38

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Phil Pankey (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Beverly Ballantine (D) by 19.4 points.

Phil PankeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%13,179
40.3%8,893
22,072 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+16.31978R+34.11982R+40.81984R+19.41988R+23.31992R+34.51994

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