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1968Final results

1968 election for Colorado Senate District 5

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Clarence Decker (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating George F. Wilson (R) by 8.7 points.

Clarence DeckerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%10,656
45.7%8,956
19,612 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

EvenD+13.91974 specialD+17.41976D+15.31980D+11.71982D+0.61986D+26.91990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET