2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Colorado Senate District 26
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Linda Newell (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Lauri Clapp (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Linda NewellDemocrat · winner
50.2%30,408
Lauri ClappRepublican
49.8%30,215
60,623 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