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1972Final results

1972 election for Colorado Senate District 3

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

George L. Brown (D) won with 77.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Phillips (R) by 55.1 points.

George L. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.5%15,041
Bob PhillipsRepublican
22.5%4,360
19,401 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+28.51998D+27.12002D+10.02010D+9.92014D+2.42022D+8.72026

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