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2004Final results

2004 election for Colorado House District 18

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Michael Merrifield (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Kent Lambert (R) by 13.3 points.

Michael MerrifieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%14,344
Kent LambertRepublican
41.6%10,867
3.6%934
26,145 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+43.21998R+38.92000D+0.62002D+13.32004D+21.62006D+26.62008

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

The candidates

Michael Merrifield (D)Kent Lambert (R)

Also on the ballot: Keith L. Hamburger (Libertarian), 3.6%