2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Colorado House District 55
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Laura K. Bradford (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Bernie Buescher (D) by 1.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Laura K. BradfordRepublican · winner
50.9%17,996
Bernie BuescherDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%17,391
35,387 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET