1976Final results
1976 election for Colorado Senate District 22
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Ralph A. Cole (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Benson (D) by 24.7 points.
Ralph A. ColeRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%29,186
BensonDemocrat
36.3%17,369
BraddyIndependent
2.8%1,356
47,911 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