1988Final results
1988 election for Colorado Senate District 8
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
David E. Wattenberg (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Bestor (D) by 25.4 points.
David E. WattenbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%23,690
Mike BestorDemocrat
37.3%14,085
37,775 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