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2014Final results

2014 election for Colorado House District 26

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Diane E. Mitsch Bush (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Chuck McConnell (R) by 11.1 points.

Diane E. Mitsch BushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%14,281
Chuck McConnellRepublican
42.5%11,331
Thom HauptLibertarian
4.0%1,060
26,672 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+21.32008D+13.32010D+11.62012D+11.12014D+21.52016D+23.82018

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

The candidates

Diane E. Mitsch Bush (D)Chuck McConnell (R)

Also on the ballot: Thom Haupt (Libertarian), 4.0%