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1976Final results

1976 election for Colorado Senate District 17

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Ted Strickland (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Mullen (D) by 16.4 points.

Ted StricklandRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%18,691
MullenDemocrat
41.8%13,412
32,103 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+16.41976R+13.51980R+36.31984R+16.71988D+0.81992D+2.71996

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