1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Colorado House District 51
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
William H. Jerke (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Leo Berger (D) by 10.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William H. JerkeRepublican · winner
55.4%9,008
Leo BergerDemocrat · incumbent
44.6%7,247
16,255 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