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1976 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election?

Timothy E. Wirth won the 1976 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election. Timothy E. Wirth received 121,340 popular votes (50.5%). The main challenger was Ed Scott (49.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Wirth and Scott

Wirth +1.0 pts · won by 2,402 votes
Timothy E. WirthDemocraticWINNER50.5%
121,340 votes
Ed ScottRepublican49.5%
118,938 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.