1970Final results
1970 election for Colorado House District 53
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Parker D. Sooter (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Betty J. Smith (R) by 26.1 points.
Parker D. SooterDemocrat · winner
63.0%6,183
Betty J. SmithRepublican
37.0%3,624
9,807 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