1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1974 special election for Colorado Senate District 5
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Barbara S. Holme (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Roseanne S. Ball (R) by 13.9 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Barbara S. HolmeDemocrat · winner
56.9%13,809
Roseanne S. BallRepublican
43.1%10,449
24,258 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)