1972Final results
1972 election for Colorado Senate District 31
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Fay Deberard (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Richard M. Soash (D) by 1.7 points.
Fay DeberardRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%15,625
Richard M. SoashDemocrat
49.2%15,105
30,730 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