1972Final results
1972 election for Colorado House District 5
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Ruben Valdez (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Silas Valdez (R) by 43.3 points.
Ruben ValdezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%4,931
Silas ValdezRepublican
28.4%1,953
6,884 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