1972Final results
1972 election for Colorado House District 45
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
James Lloyd (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Ray Patterson (R) by 1.6 points.
James LloydDemocrat · winner
50.8%7,626
Ray PattersonRepublican
49.2%7,390
15,016 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