1972Final results
1972 election for Colorado Senate District 17
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Ted Strickland (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Philip F. Roan (D) by 17.9 points.
Ted StricklandRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%14,298
Philip F. RoanDemocrat
41.1%9,958
24,256 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