1970Final results
1970 election for Colorado House District 48
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Ray H. Black (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Butler (Ind) by 42.8 points.
Ray H. BlackRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.4%7,345
Bill ButlerIndependent
28.6%2,942
10,287 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