1998Final results
1998 election for Colorado Senate District 3
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
William Thiebaut Jr. (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Vera Ortegon (R) by 28.5 points.
William Thiebaut Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%19,098
Vera OrtegonRepublican
35.7%10,619
29,717 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