1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET