1978Final results
1978 election for Colorado Senate District 33
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Martin Hatcher (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating R. N. Patton (R) by 23.7 points.
Martin HatcherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%16,117
R. N. PattonRepublican
38.2%9,948
26,065 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