1970Final results
1970 election for Colorado House District 12
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Carl Gustafson (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Gary S. Tessler (D) by 15.5 points.
Carl GustafsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%6,294
Gary S. TesslerDemocrat
42.3%4,605
10,899 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET