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2004 election for Colorado House District 55

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Bernie Buescher (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Shari Bjorklund (R) by 10.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Bernie BuescherDemocrat · winner
55.3%18,006
Shari BjorklundRepublican
44.7%14,530
32,536 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

EvenD+18.01988D+17.41994R+44.11996D+10.72004D+9.42006R+1.72008

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