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