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1988Final results

1988 election for Colorado Senate District 17

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Sandy Hume (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Margaret B. Markey (D) by 16.7 points.

Sandy HumeRepublican · winner
58.4%28,381
41.6%20,248
48,629 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+16.41976R+13.51980R+36.31984R+16.71988D+0.81992D+2.71996

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