1972Final results
1972 election for Colorado House District 17
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Floyd W. Pettie (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Richie (D) by 1.1 points.
Floyd W. PettieRepublican · winner
50.6%3,838
Donald E. RichieDemocrat
49.4%3,753
7,591 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET