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1980 Colorado U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1980 Colorado U.S. House District 4 Election?

George M. Brown won the 1980 Colorado U.S. House District 4 Election. George M. Brown received 178,221 popular votes (68.42%). The main challenger was Polly Baca Barragan (29.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown and Barragan

Brown +38.9 pts · won by 101,372 votes
George M. BrownRepublicanWINNER68.42%
178,221 votes
Polly Baca BarraganDemocratic29.5%
76,849 votes
Cynthia Molson-SmithLibertarian2.08%
5,421 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.