1996Final results
1996 election for Colorado House District 8
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Penfield Tate III (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Robert E. McRae (R) by 61.0 points.
Penfield Tate IIIDemocrat · winner
76.2%11,957
Robert E. McRaeRepublican
15.3%2,393
Gary SwingGreen
8.5%1,338
15,688 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