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1976 Colorado U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Colorado U.S. House District 1 Election?

Patricia Schroeder won the 1976 Colorado U.S. House District 1 Election. Patricia Schroeder received 103,037 popular votes (53.22%). The main challenger was Don Friedman (46.17%).

See the full head-to-head between Schroeder and Friedman

Schroeder +7.0 pts · won by 13,653 votes
Patricia SchroederDemocraticWINNER53.22%
103,037 votes
Don FriedmanRepublican46.17%
89,384 votes
Priscilla Schenksocialist workers0.35%
681 votes
Lann Meyersu.s. labor0.26%
508 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.