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1972Final results

1972 election for Colorado House District 4

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Dennis Gallagher (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Dexter M. Brinker (R) by 28.5 points.

Dennis GallagherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%8,049
35.7%4,476
12,525 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

EvenD+28.51972D+35.61974D+36.11978D+27.41980D+42.91982D+42.01984

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