Called by civicAPIUnofficial results
Colorado House District 49
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Lesley Smith won re-election by 35.6 points over Michael Sheperek.
Lesley SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%33,703
Michael SheperekRepublican
32.2%15,996
49,699 votes
Source: Colorado Secretary of State unofficial results; race call: civicAPIUpdated 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.
Lesley SmithMichael Sheperek
$30.4K
Raised by the campaign
$6.7K
$28.1K
Spent by the campaign
$10.3K
Campaign money: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 28, 2026; Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER), through Oct 13, 2026.
Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 13, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Lesley Smith
- >99%
- Michael Sheperek
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+38.4