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2008Final results

2008 election for Colorado House District 50

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

James Riesberg (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Scott M. Helman (R) by 23.9 points.

James RiesbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%14,139
Scott M. HelmanRepublican
38.1%8,688
22,827 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+11.01998D+6.22004D+17.32006D+23.92008D+1.72010D+24.22012

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