1996Final results
1996 election for Colorado House District 42
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Bob Hagedorn (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Walter E. Cross (R) by 6.6 points.
Bob HagedornDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%6,819
Walter E. CrossRepublican
44.2%5,936
Douglas F. NemanLibertarian
5.0%667
13,422 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET