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1972Final results

1972 election for Colorado House District 54

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

T. John Baer Jr. (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating D. S. Dykstra (R) by 12.6 points.

T. John Baer Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%8,037
D. S. DykstraRepublican
43.7%6,240
14,277 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+12.61972R+14.21974R+25.71976R+29.71978R+24.11980R+31.31984

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