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1982 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1982 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election?

Timothy E. Wirth won the 1982 Colorado U.S. House District 2 Election. Timothy E. Wirth received 101,194 popular votes (61.84%). The main challenger was John C. Buechner (36.41%).

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

Wirth +25.4 pts · won by 41,614 votes
Timothy E. WirthDemocraticWINNER61.84%
101,194 votes
John C. BuechnerRepublican36.41%
59,580 votes
Charles JacksonLibertarian1.75%
2,862 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.