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1998Final results

1998 election for Colorado House District 8

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Penfield Tate III (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Robert E. McRae (R) by 65.4 points.

Penfield Tate IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.8%11,807
Robert E. McRaeRepublican
15.4%2,248
Walter SchlomerLibertarian
3.8%558
14,613 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

EvenD+73.41984D+57.81992D+61.01996D+65.41998D+66.62002D+71.32010

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

The candidates

Penfield Tate III (D)Robert E. McRae (R)

Also on the ballot: Walter Schlomer (Libertarian), 3.8%