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1970Final results

1970 election for Colorado House District 61

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Michael L. Strang (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Pete J. Mattivi (D) by 14.3 points.

Michael L. StrangRepublican · winner
57.1%6,337
42.9%4,755
11,092 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+7.31972D+31.11974D+18.11976D+40.81978D+15.31984R+1.51986

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