1998Final results
1998 election for Colorado House District 53
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Bob Bacon (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Bender (R) by 10.4 points.
Bob BaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%10,099
Tom BenderRepublican
44.8%8,197
18,296 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET