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1970Final results

1970 election for Colorado House District 7

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Betty Benavidez (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Coke (R) by 48.2 points.

Betty BenavidezDemocrat · winner
72.7%2,093
Kathleen CokeRepublican
24.5%705
2.7%79
2,877 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

EvenD+61.41974D+61.11976D+55.91980D+40.21982D+52.11984D+55.71992

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

The candidates

Betty Benavidez (D)Kathleen Coke (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert Winterhalder (Independent), 2.7%