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Colorado House District 48
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Carlos Barron leads Dez Packard by 9.9 points. The race has not been called.
Carlos BarronRepublican · leading · incumbent
53.5%19,484
Dez PackardDemocrat
43.7%15,898
Eric JossLibertarian
2.8%1,018
36,400 votes
Source: Colorado Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Dez PackardCarlos Barron
$9.1K
Raised by the campaign
$40.1K
$7.5K
Spent by the campaign
$36.8K
Campaign money: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 22, 2026; Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 28, 2026.
Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Dez Packard
- 1%
- Carlos Barron
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+21.5
The candidates
Carlos Barron (R)
Incumbent, Colorado House of Representatives, first elected 2024Dez Packard (D)
Incumbent, Colorado House of Representatives, first elected 2024Dez Packard (D)
Also on the ballot: Eric Joss (Libertarian), 2.8%