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1996Final results

1996 election for Colorado House District 65

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Marilyn Musgrave (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Jeff Bauer (D) by 19.6 points.

Marilyn MusgraveRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%13,326
Jeff BauerDemocrat
40.2%8,952
22,278 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+2.21990D+2.21992R+4.81994R+19.61996R+44.22002R+45.52004

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