1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado House District 35
Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado
Betty Orten (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Floyd T. Hatfield (R) by 31.3 points.
Betty OrtenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%5,840
Floyd T. HatfieldRepublican
34.4%3,057
8,897 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET