1970Final results
1970 election for Colorado House District 42
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Eric W. Schmidt (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Charles B. Howe (D) by 9.3 points.
Eric W. SchmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%8,144
Charles B. HoweDemocrat
45.3%6,757
14,901 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