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1998 election for Colorado Senate District 6

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Jim E. Dyer (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Jasper Welch (R) by 7.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jim E. DyerDemocrat · winner
53.8%22,654
Jasper WelchRepublican
46.2%19,427
42,081 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

EvenR+4.61986D+11.61990R+20.31994D+7.71998D+7.12002D+20.82006

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