1996Final results
1996 election for Colorado Senate District 8
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
David E. Wattenberg (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Laurie Bower (D) by 34.1 points.
David E. WattenbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%29,197
Laurie BowerDemocrat
33.0%14,350
43,547 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