1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Colorado House District 44
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Steve Arveschoug (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Leo Jenkins (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Steve ArveschougRepublican · winner
50.2%10,657
Leo JenkinsDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%10,555
21,212 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