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1988Final results

1988 election for Colorado House District 61

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Ken Chlouber (R) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Ray James (D) by 38.7 points.

Ken ChlouberRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.3%14,775
Ray JamesDemocrat
30.6%6,533
Curtis ImrieIndependent
0.0%9
21,317 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

EvenD+40.81978D+15.31984R+1.51986R+38.71988R+25.31990R+38.61994

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

The candidates

Ken Chlouber (R)Ray James (D)

Also on the ballot: Curtis Imrie (Independent), 0.0%