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1996Final results

1996 election for Colorado House District 53

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Bob Bacon (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Lynch (R) by 6.6 points.

Bob BaconDemocrat · winner
53.3%11,636
Thomas L. LynchRepublican
46.7%10,202
21,838 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

EvenD+13.51990D+28.41992D+12.01994D+6.61996D+10.41998D+6.82000

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