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1980 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election?

Timothy E. Wirth won the 1980 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election. Timothy E. Wirth received 153,550 popular votes (56.4%). The main challenger was John McElderry (41.09%).

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

Wirth +15.3 pts · won by 41,682 votes
Timothy E. WirthDemocraticWINNER56.4%
153,550 votes
John McElderryRepublican41.09%
111,868 votes
Paul K. GrantLibertarian1.7%
4,633 votes
Robert Bruce McFarlandcitizens0.81%
2,219 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.