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1980Final results

1980 election for Colorado House District 35

Colorado House of Representatives · Colorado

Betty Orten (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Floyd T. Hatfield (R) by 9.1 points.

Betty OrtenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%7,050
45.5%5,877
12,927 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+22.61972D+41.61974D+31.31978D+9.11980D+28.51982D+41.71986

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