1972Final results
1972 election for Colorado House District 31
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Morgan Smith (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Jacob S. Langthorn III (R) by 16.8 points.
Morgan SmithDemocrat · winner
54.3%5,668
Jacob S. Langthorn IIIRepublican
37.5%3,918
Al FordIndependent
8.2%852
10,438 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