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1970 election for Colorado House District 50

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Tillman Bishop (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Charles E. McCormick (D) by 12.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Tillman BishopRepublican · winner
56.1%4,793
Charles E. McCormickDemocrat · incumbent
43.9%3,754
8,547 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

EvenR+3.11972R+11.91974R+3.61976R+19.01978R+22.01980R+18.81982

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