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1972Final results

1972 election for Colorado House District 59

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Roy E. Wells (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Byrl Johnson (R) by 30.4 points.

Roy E. WellsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%9,358
Byrl JohnsonRepublican
34.8%4,990
14,348 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+30.41972D+39.81974R+14.31976R+7.31980D+7.81982D+43.61984

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