1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Colorado Senate District 17
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Ted Strickland (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Andy D. Lucas (D) by 11.6 points.
Ted StricklandRepublican · winner
55.8%14,332
Andy D. LucasDemocrat · incumbent
44.2%11,348
25,680 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET