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2008Final results

2008 election for Colorado House District 51

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Don Marostica (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Ken Bennett (D) by 15.0 points.

Don MarosticaRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%23,366
Ken BennettDemocrat
42.5%17,274
40,640 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+42.91996R+20.72000R+11.92006R+15.02008R+16.32010R+12.82012

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