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1988Final results

1988 election for Colorado Senate District 31

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Donald Sandoval (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Christine Valdez (R) by 50.2 points.

Donald SandovalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.1%17,546
24.9%5,824
23,370 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+4.11976D+28.11980D+50.21988D+47.52000D+50.12008D+40.32010 special

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