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1996Final results

1996 election for Colorado House District 56

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Jack Taylor (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating J. B. Smith (D) by 29.0 points.

Jack TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%15,506
J. B. SmithDemocrat
35.5%8,533
24,039 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

EvenR+38.61988R+12.31992R+26.91994R+29.01996R+18.91998R+1.02000

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