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1996 election for Colorado House District 61

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Carl Miller (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Bruce Brayton (R) by 3.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Carl MillerDemocrat · winner
51.6%13,634
Bruce BraytonRepublican
48.4%12,803
26,437 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+38.71988R+25.31990R+38.61994D+3.11996D+23.51998D+13.62000

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