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1972Final results

1972 election for Colorado House District 6

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Betty Benavidez (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Mary A. Barron (R) by 30.4 points.

Betty BenavidezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%5,118
Mary A. BarronRepublican
34.8%2,733
7,851 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+38.41974D+44.31976D+42.01980D+43.01982D+49.51986

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