1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Colorado Senate District 24
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Lorena E. Darby (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Hugh M. Chance (R) by 7.4 points.
Lorena E. DarbyDemocrat · winner
53.7%16,774
Hugh M. ChanceRepublican · incumbent
46.3%14,470
31,244 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