1972Final results
1972 election for Colorado Senate District 20
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Hugh C. Fowler (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Burns (D) by 18.1 points.
Hugh C. FowlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%13,578
Thomas J. BurnsDemocrat
41.0%9,420
22,998 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