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1978 Colorado U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1978 Colorado U.S. House District 4 Election?

James P. Johnson won the 1978 Colorado U.S. House District 4 Election. James P. Johnson received 103,121 popular votes (61.18%). The main challenger was Morgan Smith (38.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Johnson and Smith

Johnson +22.4 pts · won by 37,700 votes
James P. JohnsonRepublicanWINNER61.18%
103,121 votes
Morgan SmithDemocratic38.82%
65,421 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.