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2002Final results

2002 election for Colorado House District 19

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Richard Decker (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth A. Barela (D) by 29.4 points.

Richard DeckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%9,948
33.1%5,270
Randall GrantLibertarian
4.4%695
15,913 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+50.71996R+30.91998R+29.92000R+29.42002R+32.22006R+34.72008

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

The candidates

Richard Decker (R)Kenneth A. Barela (D)

Also on the ballot: Randall Grant (Libertarian), 4.4%